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Body Cavities Mrs. D
Body Cavities and what are in them
Question | Answer |
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Abdominal Cavity - | abdominal and pelvic cavity are parts of this cavity. Abdominal cavity contains the stomach, small intestine, liver, gullblader, pancreas, spleen, and most of the large intestines |
Anterior/Ventral - | the front parts of the body |
Body Cavities - | spaces within the body that contain vital organs |
Body Planes - | imaginary lines drawn through the body |
Buccal Cavity - | mouth - teeth and tounge |
Caudal Cavity - | body parts located near the sacral region of the spinal collumn |
Dorsal Cavity - | one long continuous cavity located on the back of the body and contains cranial and spinal cavity |
Cranial Cavity - | contains the brain |
Spinal Cavity - | contains the spinal cord |
Posterier - | body parts located on the back of the body |
Frontal/Coronal plane - | plane that divides the body into a front and back half |
Inferior - | body parts below other parts |
Superior - | body parts above other parts |
Lateral - | body parts away from the midline |
Medial - | body parts close to the midline |
Midsigattial/Median plane - | divides the body into the left and right halves |
Nasal Cavity - | contains the nose structures |
Orbital Cavity - | contains the eyes |
Proximal - | body parts close to other body parts |
Thoracic Cavity - | conatins the esophogus, trachea, bronchi, lungs, heart, and large blood vessels |
Transverse plane - | horizantal plane that divides the body into a top and bottom half |