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Anatomy & Physiology: Body Cavities and Planes; Directional Terms
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Transverse
A horizontal cut dividing the body into upper/superior and lower/inferior planes.
Frontal
A vertical cut dividing the body into front/anterior and back/posterior planes.
Sagittal
A vertical cut dividing the body into left and right planes.
Midsagittal
A vertical cut dividing the body into equal left and right planes.
Parasagittal
A vertical cut dividing the body into unequal left and right parts.
Ventral body cavity
Includes the Thoracic cavity and Abdominopelvic cavity.
Dorsal body cavity
Includes the Cranial cavity and Spinal (Vertebral) cavity.
Abdominopelvic cavity
Includes the abdominal cavity and pelvic cavity
Name all of the body cavities
Ventral body cavity
Dorsal body cavity
Abdominopelvic cavity
Thoracic cavity
Abdominal cavity
Pelvic cavity
Spinal (vertebral) cavity
Cranial cavity
Terms for above and below
Above
: Superior
Below
: Inferior
Terms for towards the head and towards the tail
Towards the head
: Cranial (Cephalic)
Towards the tail
: Caudal
Terms for front and behind
Front
: Anterior
Back
: Posterior
Terms for belly side and backside
Belly side
: Ventral
Backside
: Dorsal
Terms for towards the midline, away from the midline, and between the midline and away from the midline
Towards the midline
: Medial
Away from the midline
: Lateral
Between the midline and away from the midline
: Intermediate
Terms for internal and external
Internal
: Deep
External
: Superficial
Terms for towards the attachment to the trunk/body and away from the attachment to the trunk/body
Towards the attachment to the trunk/body
: Proximal
Away from the attachment to the trunk/body
: Distal
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Anatomy & Physiology: Body Cavities and Planes; Directional Terms
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Body Cavities, Planes, and Directional Terms
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2011-02-01T22:15:22Z
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