body planes and cavities

A sagittal section divides the body (or organ) into

lef tand right parts (lengthwise or longitudinal plane)
A median, or midsagittal, section divides the body (or organ) into

equal left and right parts- cut made down the median plane
A frontal section divides the body (or organ)

into anterior and posterior parts (aka- coronal section)
A transverse

, or cross section divides the body (o rorgan) into superior and inferior parts
Dorsal body cavity
- cranial
- vetebral
ventral body cavity
- thoraic
- adominopelvic---abdominal, pelvic
cranial cavity

contains brain
vertebral cavity

contains spinal cord
thoraic cavity

contains heart and lungs
abdominal cavity

digestive viscera
pelvic cavity

urinary bladder, reproductive organs and rectum
abdominal pelvic quadrants
umbilical region

the centermost region
epigastric region

immediately supperior to the umbilical region; overlies most of the stomach
hypogastric
- pubic region
- immediately inferior to the umbilical region
- encompasses the pubic area
illiac
- inguinal
- lateral to the hypogastric region
- overlying the superior parts of the hip bones
lumbar regiaons
- between the ribs and the flaring portions of the hip bones
- lateral to the umbilical region
hypochondriac regions
- flanking the epigastric region laterally
- overlying th elower ribs

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body planes and cavities

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body planes and cavities

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2010-09-09T05:01:09Z

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