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Planes and Cavities
Planes and Cavities of the body
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Anatomy
12th Grade
09/18/2014

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Sagital plane
Definition
A vertical plane that divides the body into right and left parts
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coronal/ frontal plane
Definition
a plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior parts
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transverse plane
Definition
a plane that divides the body into superior and inferior points
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dorsal cavity
Definition
includes the cranial cavity and the vertebral spinal cavity
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cranial cavity
Definition
the hollow space in the cranium encasing the brain
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ventral cavity
Definition
includes the thoracic and the abdominopelvic cavity
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spinal cavity
Definition
the vertebral column that encloses the spinal chord
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thoracic cavity
Definition
surrounded by the ribs and muscles of the chest
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pleural cavity
Definition
location of the lungs
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mediastinum
Definition
a subdivision of the thoracic cavity containing the pericardial cavity
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pericardial cavity
Definition
surrounds the heart and other remaining thoracic organs
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abdominopelvic cavity
Definition
space between the diaphragm and lower portion of the trunk
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epigastric region
Definition
located superior to the umbilical region: the upper middle portion of the abdomen
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hypochondriac region
Definition
the upper portions of the abdomen on either side of the middle or epigastic region
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umbilical region
Definition
the centermost region deep into and sourrounding the navel
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lumbar region
Definition
pertaining to teh region of the loins, lower back
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hypogastric region
Definition
thelower middle portion of the abdomen
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iliac region
Definition
the lower portions of the abdomen on either side of the lower middle or hypogastric region
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quadrant
Definition
the abdominal pelvic area divdied into four quadrants by two parts
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