Anatomical Directions, Body planes, Cavities

Front

Divides the body into a front section and a back section

Back

Frontal (coronal) plane

Front

Body parts in front of the body

Back

Ventral or anterior

Front

Body parts on the back of the body

Back

Dorsal or posterior

Front

Contains the spinal cord

Back

Spinal cavity

Front

One long, continuous cavity located on the back of the body

Back

Dorsal cavity

Front

Divides the body into left and right sections

Back

Sagittal plane

Front

Divides the body into upper and lower sections

Back

Transverse plane

Front

The term for the front of the body

Back

Ventral

Front

The term for the back of the body

Back

Dorsal

Front

The cavity that houses the brain

Back

Cranial cavity