Anatomical position - ANSWER body erect, feet slightly apart, palms facing forward,
thumbs pointing away from body
Anatomical position importance - ANSWER directional terms are based on it, right and
left refer to the body of the person, not the right and left of the viewer
Sagittal plane - ANSWER divides body into right and left parts
Midsagittal plane - ANSWER (median) divides the body into right and left directly on the
midline
Parasagittal plane - ANSWER divides body into right and left off centered
Frontal plane - ANSWER (coronal) divides the body into anterior and posterior, front and
back, parts
Transverse plane - ANSWER (horizontal) divides the body horizontally into superior and
inferior, top and bottom, parts
Oblique section - ANSWER results of a cut at an angle other than 90 degrees to the verti-
cal plane
Axial region - ANSWER consist of head, neck and trunk
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, Thoracic region - ANSWER above the diaphragm
Abdominal region - ANSWER below the diaphragm
Right upper quadrant - ANSWER consists of gallbladder
Left upper quadrant - ANSWER consists of most of the stomach
Right lower quadrant - ANSWER consists of appendix, in appendicitis, there is pain in
here
Left lower quadrant - ANSWER consists of mostly the large intestine
Appendicular region - ANSWER consists of upper and lower limbs
Dorsal body cavity - ANSWER protects the nervous system, is superior to the ventral body
cavity
Cranial body cavity - ANSWER encloses the brain
Vertebral body cavity - ANSWER encloses the spinal cord
Ventral body cavity - ANSWER contains organs in thoracic and abdominopelvic
Thoracic cavity - ANSWER divided into two parts by the mediastinum
Mediastinum - ANSWER region between the lungs, extends from the base of the neck to
the diaphragm, contains the heart, blood vessels, esophagus, etc.
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thumbs pointing away from body
Anatomical position importance - ANSWER directional terms are based on it, right and
left refer to the body of the person, not the right and left of the viewer
Sagittal plane - ANSWER divides body into right and left parts
Midsagittal plane - ANSWER (median) divides the body into right and left directly on the
midline
Parasagittal plane - ANSWER divides body into right and left off centered
Frontal plane - ANSWER (coronal) divides the body into anterior and posterior, front and
back, parts
Transverse plane - ANSWER (horizontal) divides the body horizontally into superior and
inferior, top and bottom, parts
Oblique section - ANSWER results of a cut at an angle other than 90 degrees to the verti-
cal plane
Axial region - ANSWER consist of head, neck and trunk
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, Thoracic region - ANSWER above the diaphragm
Abdominal region - ANSWER below the diaphragm
Right upper quadrant - ANSWER consists of gallbladder
Left upper quadrant - ANSWER consists of most of the stomach
Right lower quadrant - ANSWER consists of appendix, in appendicitis, there is pain in
here
Left lower quadrant - ANSWER consists of mostly the large intestine
Appendicular region - ANSWER consists of upper and lower limbs
Dorsal body cavity - ANSWER protects the nervous system, is superior to the ventral body
cavity
Cranial body cavity - ANSWER encloses the brain
Vertebral body cavity - ANSWER encloses the spinal cord
Ventral body cavity - ANSWER contains organs in thoracic and abdominopelvic
Thoracic cavity - ANSWER divided into two parts by the mediastinum
Mediastinum - ANSWER region between the lungs, extends from the base of the neck to
the diaphragm, contains the heart, blood vessels, esophagus, etc.
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