Body Planes & Cavities (Updated)
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| Directional terms are created by | body planes
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| Cranial is a term for body parts located near | the head.
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| Body parts away from the midsagittal, or median, plane are | lateral.
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| The fingers are distal, and the wrist is proximal | to the shoulder.
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| LUQ | left upper quadrant
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| RUQ | right lupper quadrant
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| LLQ | left lower quadrant
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| The dorsal cavities are larger than the | ventral cavities.
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| Body cavities are spaces within the body that contain | vital organs.
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| The diaphragm is a dome-shaped muscle that separates | the ventral cavity into two distinct cavities.
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| The diaphragm is important for | respiration.
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| The kidneys and adrenal glands are in the | retroperitoneal space behind the abdominal cavity
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| The dorsal cavity is one long, continuous | cavity.
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| the body is in anatomic position when | it is facing forward
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| The terms relating to body planes, directions, and cavities are used frequently in the study of | human anatomy.
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| The horizontal plane that divides the body into a top half and a bottom half is the ____. | transverse
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| The body plane that divides the body into right and left sides is the ____. | midsagittal
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| Body parts in front of the frontal plane are called ____. | ventral or anterior
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| Body parts close to the midsagittal plane are called ____. | medial
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| Body parts close to a point of reference are ____. | proximal
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| The body cavity located in the chest is the ____. | thoracic cavity
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| The body cavity that contains the brain and spinal cord is the ____. | dorsal cavity
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| The cavity for the mouth is the ____. | buccal cavity
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| The cavity that contains the urinary bladder, reproductive organs, and the last part of the large intestine is the ____. | pelvic cavity
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| The cavity that contains the heart, lungs, and large blood vessels is the ____. | thoracic cavity
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| The cavity that contains the eyes is the ____. | orbital cavity
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| The nose is medial to the | ears
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| left upper quadrant: LUQ; left lower quadrant: LLQ; right upper quadrant: RUQ; right lower quadrant: RLQ | the four quadrants of the abdominal cavity, and list the correct abbreviation for each quadrant.
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| Correct terminology to describe the relationship of the ankle to the knee if the hip is the point of reference. | ankle is distal to the knee, and the knee is proximal to the hip
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| What is the name of the cavity that contains the brain? | cranial
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| the cavity that contains the stomach, small intestine, most of the large intestine, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, and spleen? | upper abdominal
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| region above the stomach | epigastric
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| region on the right side near the groin | right iliac or inguinal
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| region on the left side below the ribs | left hypochondriac
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| region by the umbilicus, or belly button | umbilical
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| region on the left side by the large bones of the spinal column | left lumbar
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| region below the stomach | hypogastric or pelvic
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| RLQ | right lower quadrant
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| the relationship of the ankle to the knee if thehip is the point of reference | ankle is distal to the knee, and the knee is proximal to the hip
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| Cavity that contains the brain | dorsal or cranial cavity
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| Cavity that contains the stomach, small intestine, most of the large intestine, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, and spleen | upper abdominal
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