Planes, sections, and body cavities

Question 1

which plane or planes divide the body into right and left halves?

Answer 1

midsagittal plane/median plane

Question 2

which cavity contains the liver? what about the bladder?

Answer 2

liver = abdominal cavity
bladder = pelvic cavity

Question 3

which serous membrane or membranes are closest to ribs?

Answer 3

parietal pleura

Question 4

are the kidneys surrounded by a serous membrane?

Answer 4

no - they are behind the 12th ribs - it’s retroperitoneal and behind the peritoneal space

Question 5

which membranes are involved in pleurisy and peritonitis?

Answer 5

pleurisy =infection of pleura
peritonitis = inflammation of peritoneum
itis = inflammation

Question 6

what divides the body into vental and dorsal?

Answer 6

coronal and frontal

Question 7

coronal and frontal divide the body into

Answer 7

divides the body into vental and dorsal

Question 8

what divides the body down the horizontal plane into asymmetrical cuts into the inferior/superior?

Answer 8

axial, transverse, horizontal

Question 9

what do the axial, transverse and horizontal planes cut into?

Answer 9

it divides the body asymmetrically and cuts into the inferior / superior

Question 10

what does median/midsaggital cut into?

Answer 10

symmetrical planes into left and right

Question 11

what planes cut the body into left and right?

Answer 11

midsaggital or median plane

Question 12

cranial cavity

Answer 12

in the skull, encases the brain

Question 13

vertebral cavity

Answer 13

runs within the bony vertebral column, encloses delicate spinal cord

Question 14

dorsal body cavity

Answer 14

protects the NS and contains two subdivisions (cranial and vertebral cavity)

Question 15

thoracic cavity

Answer 15

surrounded by ribs and muscles of chest –> divided into pleural cavity (lung) and the mediastinum

Question 16

superior mediastinum

Answer 16

contains muscles/ veins/ arteries/nerves/trachea/esophagus/thoracic duct/ thymus/ lymphoid organs

Question 17

pleural cavity

Answer 17

envelops right and left lungs

Question 18

pericardial cavity

Answer 18

surrounds hearts, surrounding thoracic organs (esophagus, trachea and others)

Question 19

mediastinum

Answer 19

behind sternum, includes heart (superior, anterior, posterior) and contains pericardial cavity

Question 20

pelvic cavity

Answer 20

contains the urinary bladder, some reproductive organs and the rectum

Question 21

abdominopelvic cavity

Answer 21

contains the superior abdominal cavity and inferior pelvic cavity

Question 22

abdominal cavity

Answer 22

contains stomach, intestines, spleen, liver, and other organs

Question 23

ventral body cavity

Answer 23

thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity, has internal organs collectively called viscera/visceral organs

Question 24

visceral pleura

Answer 24

covers the lungs

Question 25

parietal pleura

Answer 25

lines wall of thoracic cavity and visceral pleura

Question 26

visceral pericardium

Answer 26

covers the heart

Question 27

parietal pericardium

Answer 27

lines the pericardial cavity and visceral pericardium

Question 28

parietal peritoneum

Answer 28

associated with walls of the abdominopelvic cavity and covers the visceral peritoneum

Question 29

visceral peritoneum

Answer 29

covers organs in the abdominopelvic cavity