Anatomical Position, Body planes, and cavities

Gross or macroscopic

• large visible body structures (heart, Lungs, kidneys, etc)
• deals with structures that are too small to be seen
• relates to the cells
• study of the tissues

Physiology is the study of

• study of the tissues
• functions of the body

Superior (cranial) is:

• away from the head end of toward the lower part of a structure or the body; below
• toward or at the fron of the body; in front of
• toward the head end or upper part of a structure or body; above
• none of the above

Ventral is anterior

• true
• false

Dorsal is posterior

• true
• false

Superficial (external)

• away from the body surface; more internal
• toward or at the body surface
• divides the body into right and left parts
• cuts made diagonally

Sagittal

• divides the body into anterior and posterior parts
• divides the body into right and left parts
• divides the body into superior and inferior parts
• cuts made diagonally

What is encases the brain?

• vertebral cavity
• cranial cavity
• thoracic cavity
• abdominopelvic cavity

The dorsal cavity is divided into two subdivisions the cranial cavity and vertebral cavity.

• true
• false

The ventral cavity houses internal organs (viscera) and is divided into two subdivisions they are:

• cranial cavity and vertebral cavity
• Thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity
• dorsal cavity and ventral cavity
• orbital cavity