Body Planes and Cavities (A&P)

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Body planes

Imaginary flat surfaces that divide the body

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X-ray

  • views hard structures like bones and joints

  • detects fractures, infections, and lung problems


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MRI

  • view soft structures like ligaments, tendons, brain tissue, and muscles

  • Detailed images


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CT Scan

  • 3D image using x-rays

  • Shows bones, lungs, trauma, cancer staging, bone fractures, internal bleeding, and organ injuries


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Ultrasound

  • real-time images without radiation

  • For pregnancy, blood flow, and soft tissues


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3 major body planes

  • sagittal

  • Frontal

  • Transverse


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Sagittal

Divides the body into left and right sides

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Frontal/Coronal

Divides the body into anterior and posterior

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Transverse

Divides the body into superior and inferior

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Body cavities

Spaces in the body that contain, protect, separate, and support internal organs

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5 cavities

  • abdominal

  • Cranial

  • Pelvic

  • Thoracic

  • Vertebral


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Cranial cavity

Brain

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Spinal/Vertebral

Spinal cord

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Thoracic cavity

Lungs, heart, esophagus, trachea

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Abdominal cavity

Stomach, spleen, liver, gallbladder, small intestine, large intestine

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Pelvic cavity

Urinary bladder, interact, reproductive organs, some large intestine