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Anatomical Body Planes and Sections
Sagittal Plane
Midsagittal Plane
Parasagittal Plane
Frontal/Coronal Plane
Transverse Plane
Oblique Plane
Sagittal Plane
Vertical plane that divides through body parts

Midsagittal Plane
When right and left sides are equal in size and runs through the midline of the body or organ

Parasagittal Plane
When the body or organ is divided into unequal right and left sides, with the planes adjacent or parallel

Frontal/coronal Plane
Divides body or organ into anterior and posterior portions

Transverse Plane
Divides the body into superior and inferior portions

Oblique Plane
Passes through the body or an organ at a diagonal angle

Abdominal Cavity Quadrants
Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ)
Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ)
Right Lower Quadrant (RLQ)
Left Lower Quadrant (LLQ)
Body Cavities
Are spaces within the body that contain, protect, seperate, and support internal organs.
Dorsal Cavity
Located in the posterior portion of the body.
Subdivided into the cranial cavity, which is formed by the cranial (skull) bones and contains the brain, and the vertebral (spinal) canal which contains the spinal cord.
Ventral Cavity
Located in the anterior portion of the body.
Subdivided by the diaphragm into the thoracic cavity, which contains the lungs and the heart and the abdominopelvic cavity.
Serous membraines line these body cavities
Serous Membranes
Common function is lubrication by serous fluid to allow movement.
Serous Membrane
Covers viscera within the thoracic and abdominal cavities.
Lines the walls of the thorax and abdomen and does not open to the exterior
Mucous Membranes
Line a body that opens to the exterior
Layers of Serous Membrane
Parietal Layer
Visceral Layer
Parietal Layer
Lines the walls of the cavities
Visceral Layer
Covers and adheres to the organs (viscera) within the cavities
3 Body Regions that contain these membranes
Pericardium
Pleura
Peritoneum
Pericardium
Around the heart
Pleura
Around the lungs
Peritoneum
Around abdominal organs
Levels of Structural Organization

Atoms
“A” (cannot) “Tomos” (cut)
= “cannot cut”
Atoms
Are the basic building blocks of all living things