Directional Terms, Planes, and Sections

Fill-in-the-blank flashcards covering directional terms, planes, and body cavities based on the notes.

The thoracic cavity is __ to the abdominopelvic cavity.

superior

The trachea (windpipe) is __ to the vertebral column.

anterior

The wrist is __ to the hand.

distal

If an incision cuts the heart into left and right parts, a __ plane of section was used.

sagittal

The nose is __ to the cheekbones.

medial

The thumb is __ to the ring finger.

lateral

The vertebral cavity is __ to the cranial cavity.

posterior

The knee is __ to the thigh.

distal

The plane that separates the head from the neck is the __ plane.

transverse

The popliteal region is __ to the patellar region.

posterior

The plane that separates the anterior body surface from the posterior body surface is the __ plane.

frontal

The muscle that subdivides the ventral body cavity is the __.

diaphragm

Which body cavity provides the least protection to its internal structures?

ventral body cavity

Cranial cavity contains the __.

brain

Vertebral cavity contains the __.

spinal cord