Body Planes & Cavities
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Dorsal (posterior) cavity
houses the cranial cavity and vertebral (spinal) cavity
Cranial cavity
houses the brain
Vertebral (spinal) cavity
encloses the spinal cord
Ventral (anterior) cavity
houses the thoracic cavity and the abdominopelvic cavity
Thoracic cavity
enclosed by the rib cage, contains the lungs and the heart
Diaphragm
forms the floor of the thoracic cavity and separates it from the more inferior abdominopelvic cavity
Abdominopelvic cavity
houses the abdominal cavity and the pelvic cavity
Abdominal cavity
houses digestive organs
Pelvic cavity
houses the organs of reproduction
Abdominopelvic quadrants
Right upper quadrant (RUQ)
Right lower quadrant (RLQ)
Left upper quadrant (LUQ)
Left lower quadrant (LLQ)
Abdominopelvic regions
in order (anterior view):
right hypochondriac region
right lumbar region
right iliac region
epigastric region
umbilical region
hypogastric region
left hypochondriac region
left lumbar region
left iliac region
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