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Anatomy
Directional Terms , Body Plaes , Planes throught an organ
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ventral (Anterior) | forward |
| Dorsal ( Pelvic) | toward the back |
| Cephalie ( Superior) | toward the head, higher on the body |
| Caudal (Inferior) | lower down closer to the tailbone |
| Proximal | closer to the body ,trunk or where the limbs attach |
| Distal | farther away from the body |
| Sagittal Plane | dives bod into left and right portions |
| Coronal (Frontal) | divides the body into anterior and posterior section |
| Horizontal (Transverse) | divides body into superior and inferior sections |
| Oblique | other than a right angle |
| 3 Planes through an organ | Longital , transverse and oblique |
| Longital | cut along the length of an organ |
| Transverse (Cross) | cut at right angle to the length of the organ |
| Oblique | cut at anything but a right angle |
| Body Contains | Dorsal and Ventral Cavities |
| Dorsal Body Cavity contains: | cranial cavity , vertebral canal |
| Cranial | houses the brain |
| Vertebral canal | houses the spinal cord |
| Ventral body cavity contains : | thoracic cavity and mediastinum |
| Thoracic cavity | divided into pleural cavities each enclosing a lung |
| Mediastinum | contains the heart , major blood vessels, thymus ,trachea and esophagus |
| Abdominal | contains many digestive organs and spleen |
| Pelvic | Contains urinary bladder , urethra , rectum, and other reproductive organs |
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