Body Organization and Terminology A & P Lab

The standard reference position for the body; standing with arms hanging at sides with palms forward, gives meaning to directional terms

Pertaining to the back (posterior); includes the spinal cavity

Pertaining to the front (abdomen) (anterior); ventral cavities include the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities

Of or toward the middle

Of or toward the side

Pertaining to the skull; cranial cavity contains the brain

Pertaining to the spine; spinal cavity contains spinal chord

Pertaining to the chest; thoracic cavity contains trachea, esophagus, etc.

Right and left side cavities that contain the right and left lung, respectively