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| Imaginary lines that separate body into sections: | body planes |
| Horizontal body plane that divides body into top & bottom halves: | transverse plane |
| Vertical plane that divides body into front & back sections: | frontal (coronal) plane |
| Vertical plane that divides body into right & left sides that are not equal: | sagittal plane |
| Vertical plane that divides body into equal right & left sides: | midsagittal or median plane |
| Body parts ABOVE other parts are termed: | superior |
| Body parts BELOW other parts are termed: | inferior |
| The FRONT of the body is referred to as: | anterior or ventral |
| The BACK of the body is referred to as: | posterior or dorsal |
| Body parts located CLOSE TO the body's midline: | medial |
| Body parts located AWAY FROM midline (going toward side of body): | lateral |
| Term that means "two sides": | bilateral |
| Term that means "towards the head": | cephalic or cranial |
| Term that means body parts located near the sacral region ("tail"): | caudal |
| Directional term that describes body parts close to trunk (point of origin): | proximal |
| Directional term that describes body parts distant or far from trunk (point of origin): | distal |
| Spaces within the body that contain vital organs: | cavities |
| Two main body cavities: | dorsal & ventral cavities |
| The long cavity on back of body that contains brain & spinal cord is the ____ cavity. | dorsal |
| A subdivision of dorsal cavity that contains the brain: | cranial cavity |
| A subdivision of the dorsal cavity that contains the spinal cord: | spinal cavity |
| The large cavity in front of body: | ventral cavity |
| Subdivision of ventral cavity known as the chest: | thoracic cavity |
| Ventral cavity that contains heart, great vessels, lungs: | thoracic cavity |
| The cavity just below the diaphragm: | abdominal cavity |
| Organs contained in the upper abdominal cavity: | stomach, small intestine, most of large intestine, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, & spleen |
| The lower abdominal cavity that contains the bladder & reproductive organs: | pelvic cavity |
| The three small cavities of the cranium: | 1)orbital (for eyes) 2) nasal 3)buccal (mouth) |
| The abdominal cavity is so large that it's divided into: | quadrants &/or regions |
| The liver is in what quadrant? | right upper quadrant |
| The appendix is in what quadrant? | right lower quadrant |
| The spleen is in which quadrant? | Left upper quadrant |
| How many abdominal regions? | nine |
| Name of region above the stomach: | epigastric region |
| Name of region near belly button: | umbilical region |
| Name of region below the stomach: | hypogastric region |
| Name the region below the ribs: | hypochondriac region |
| Name of regions near the lower back: | lumbar regions |
| Name of regions near the groin: | iliac regions |
| Name of big muscle that separates chest cavity from the abdominal cavity: | diaphragm ("breathing" muscle) |
