A&P Body Cavities, Body Planes

Front

Back of the body

Back

Dorsal

Front

This plane divides the body into left and right halves

Back

Median plane

Front

What cavity would a surgeon enter to perform heart surgery?

Back

Thoracic cavity

Front

The elbow is ___________ to the wrist.

Back

Proximal

Front

The transverse plane separates the body into...

Back

Superior and inferior parts

Front

Front of the body

Back

Ventral

Front

This plane divides the body into anterior and posterior parts

Back

Frontal plane

Front

The term for a structure located towards the midline of the body

Back

Medial

Front

The term for a structure located away from the midline of the body

Back

Lateral

Front

The cavity that contains the brain

Back

Cranial cavity