Directional Terms, Body Cavities

Question 1

Superior

Answer 1

ABOVE

Question 2

Inferior

Answer 2

BELOW

Question 3

Anterior

Answer 3

to FRONT

Question 4

Posterior

Answer 4

to BACK

Question 5

Medial

Answer 5

toward MIDLINE

Question 6

Lateral

Answer 6

toward SIDE

Question 7

Proximal

Answer 7

for extremities, NEAR the Trunk

Question 8

Distal

Answer 8

for extremities, AWAY from Trunk

Question 9

Superficial

Answer 9

toward SURFACE

Question 10

Deep

Answer 10

toward CORE

Question 11

Parietal

Answer 11

ref. to a body when compared to Visercal

Question 12

Visceral

Answer 12

areas closer to internal organs

Question 13

Sagittal plane

Answer 13

VERTICAL line that divides body/organ in LEFT & RIGHT planes

Question 14

Midsagittal plane

Answer 14

certain Sagittal plane thru midline of body

Question 15

Parasagittal plane

Answer 15

plane parallel to Sagittal plane but off to side (off-center from Midline)

Question 16

Frontal (Coronal) plane

Answer 16

splits body vertically into FRONT & BACK

Question 17

Transverse (horizontal) plane

Answer 17

line that divides body TOP from BOTTOM

Question 18

Cranial cavity

Answer 18

space inside skull

Question 19

Vertebral cavity

Answer 19

back part of dorsal cavity & contain structs. w/in vertebral column

Question 20

Thoracic cavity

Answer 20

(Pleural cavity, Pericardial cavity, Mediastinum) space surrounded by ribcage & diaphragm, contain heart, lungs, esophagus, thymus, sympathetic, trunk

Question 21

Pericardial cavity

Answer 21

heart

Question 22

Mediastinum

Answer 22

seperation between lungs

Question 23

Pleural cavity

Answer 23

lungs

Question 24

(Abdominal & Pelvic cavity); stomach, liver, pancreas, spleen, gallbladder, kidneys, small intestine, mostly large intestine

Answer 24

Abdominopelvic cavity

Question 25

stomach liver, spleen, kidneys, small intestine

Answer 25

Abdominal cavity

Question 26

bladder & internal reproductive organs

Answer 26

Pelvic cavity