| A | B |
|---|
| Divides body into front and back portions | frontal (coronal) section |
| Divides body into unequal right/left sides | sagittal section |
| Three sections that are longitudinal | frontal, midsaggital, saggital |
| Divides body into equal right/left sides | midsaggital section |
| 2 sections that expose both lungs & heart | frontal, transverse |
| The tongue is ? to the palate | inferior |
| The shoulder of a dog is ? to its hip | cranial |
| A hat is worn on the ? of the head | superior |
| The cheeks are ? to the tongue | lateral |
| The fingertips are ? to all parts of the hand | distal |
| The human shoulder is ? to the hip | superior |
| The shoulder is the ? portion of the arm | proximal |
| Serous membrane attached to lung surface | visceral (pulmonary) pleura |
| Serous membrane attached to thoracic wall | parietal pleura |
| Double layered membrane that holds abdominal organs in place | mesentery |
| Double layered membrane that surrounds the heart | parietal pericardium |
| The ear is located on ? body surface | lateral |
| The Adam's apple is located on ? body surface | anterior or ventral |
| The kneecap is located on ? body surface | anterior or ventral |
| The palm of the hand is located on ? body surface | anterior |
| The dorsal cavity, which is nearest to the dorsal surface, includes what 2 cavities? | Cranial and spinal |
| The cranial cavity contains the ? | Brain |
| The spinal cavity contains the ? | Spinal Cord |
| What is the largest body cavity? | The ventral cavity: it encompasses the chest and abdominal regions. |
| The superior and inferior portions of the ventral cavity are separated by what dome-shaped muscle? | The diaphragm |
| The body cavity superior to the diaphragm. | The thoracic cavity |
| The thoracic cavity is separated into left and right compartments by what membranous partition? | The mediastinum |
| The right and left pleural cavities are found in the thoracic cavity and contain the ? | The lungs |
| What 4 structures are contained within the mediastinum? | The heart, trachea, esophagus, and thymus gland. |
| The pericardial cavity is centered medially to right and left plueral cavities and contains what organ? | The heart |
| The portion of the ventral cavity inferior to the diaphram. | The abdominopelvic cavity |
| The abdominopelvic cavity consists of what two portions? | The abdominal cavity and the pelvic cavity |
| The abdominal cavity contains what organs? | Stomach, spleen, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, kidneys, and intestines |
| The pelvic cavity contains what organs? | The urinary bladder, sigmoid colon, rectum, uterus, and ovaries. |
| The membranes that line the right and left thoracic compartments are called? | Parietal pleurae |
| The membrane that covers the lungs is called? | Visceral pleurae |
| The potential cavity between the parietal and visceral pleurae is called? | The pleural cavity |
| The serous membrane covering the surface of the heart is called? | Visceral paricardium or epicardium |
| The potential cavity between the parietal and visceral pericardia is called? | The pericardial cavity |
| The serous membrane of the abdominal cavity is called? | The parietal peritoneum |
| Double layered folds of peritoneum that extend from the dorsal body wall to the viscera, holding them in place | mesentery / mesenteries |
| The part of the peritoneum lining the abdominal cavity | The parietal peritoneum |
| Part of the perineum that covers the abdominal organs | The visceral peritoneum |
| The potential cavity between the parietal and visceral peritoneum is called? | The peritoneal cavity |
| Large mesenteric fold that hangs down from the stomach anterior to the intestines | the greater omentum |
| A smaller mesenteric fold that extends between liver, stomach, and duodenum | the lesser omentum |
