Anatomy Introduction Quiz: Cavities and Body Planes

The brain is found in the cranial cavity

What is the organ found in the cranial cavity?

The spinal cord is found in the spinal cavity

What is the organ found in the spinal cavity?

The heart is found in the thoracic cavity and it is also located in the chest

What is the organ found in the thoracic cavity?

The pancreas is found in the abdominal cavity

What is the organ found in the abdominal cavity?

The urinary bladder is found in the pelvic cavity

What is the organ found in the pelvic cavity?

The abdominopelvic cavity is broken up into the abdominal and pelvic cavities

What is the abdominopelvic cavity broken up into?

The vertical line that runs exactly down the middle of the body, dividing it into equal right and left halves

What is the definition of the midsagittal plane (median)?

The frontal or coronal plane is a vertical plane that divides the body into a front (anterior) and a back (posterior) section

What is the definition of the frontal plane (coronal)?

The tranverse plane is a horizontal slice that divides the body into upper and lower halves

Superior (above) and inferior halve (below)

What is the definition of the tranverse plane?