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| region between anus and genitalia |
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| Axial (also know as the transverse plane) |
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| This plane cuts the body vertically, into anterior (front) and posterior (back) portions. |
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| This plane cuts the body vertically, into left and right portions. |
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| Away from the mid line of the body (towards the sides). |
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| Away from the body surface (towards the inner body). |
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| Towards the external surface of the body. |
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| Nearer to the trunk of the body. |
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| Furthest from the trunk of the body. |
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| Small cavity at the back of the body. |
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| Upper portion. Bounded by the skull. Brain and meninges. |
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| Lower portion. Bounded by the vertebral column, intervertebral discs and surrounding ligaments. Spinal cord, spinal nerve roots. |
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| Large cavity at the front of the body. |
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| Large cavity above the diaphragm. It is bound laterally by the ribs (covered by costal pleura) and the diaphragm inferiorly (covered by diaphragmatic pleura) Heart, lungs, trachea, oesophagus, large blood vessels and nerves. |
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| Large cavity below the diaphragm. It is bound superiorly by the diaphragm, laterally by the body wall, and inferiorly by the pelvic cavity. Gastrointestinal tract, spleen, kidneys and adrenal glands. |
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| Small cavity below the brim of the pelvis. It is bounded superiorly by the abdominal cavity, posteriorly by the sacrum, and laterally by the pelvis Urinary bladder, genitals, sigmoid colon and rectum. |
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| Liver, gallbladder, right kidney, duodenum, a portion of the ascending and transverse colons and the small intestine. |
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| Stomach, spleen, left kidney, pancreas, a portion of the descending and transverse colons and the small intestine. |
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| Appendix, caecum, a potion of the ascending colon and the small intestine. |
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| A portion of the descending and transverse colons and the small intestine. |
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