Anatomy Lab - Body Planes + Body Cavities

All inclusive terminology on Body Planes and Body Cavities

Sagittal - Body Plane

runs vertically from top to bottom, divides the body into left and right portions

Midsagittal Plane

Sagittal plane that runs directly down the midline of the body (vertically from top to bottom)

Parasagittal Plane

Sagittal Planes that are UNEVEN - not down the midline (still vertical and runs from top to bottom)

Frontal (coronal)

Cuts body in half with an anterior half and posterior half (front and back)

Transverse

Horizontal Plane

Posterior (dorsal)

back of the body cavity

Cranial cavity

brain / skull area

Vertebral canal

spine area

Anterior (ventral)

Front of the body

Thoracic cavity

chest

Pleural (Thoracic)

houses left and right lungs

Mediastinum (Thoracic)

in between left and right pleural cavities

Pericardial

in the mediastinum region on the lower half part

Abdominopelvic cavity

Abdominal cavity

Pelvic cavity

Peritoneal cavity

the SPACE located directly within the abdominopelvic cavity