Directional Terms and Body Cavities

What body plane divides the body into front and back halves.

• Front
• Frontal
• Medial
• Transverse

Body parts that are away from the midsagittal or median plane are called?

• Lateral
• Medial
• Proximal
• Distal

Body spaces within the body that contain vital organs are called?

• Organs
• Body cavities
• Planes
• Vital cavities

Body parts that are located below the transverse plane are called?

• Superior
• Medial
• Distal
• Inferior

Body parts that are located above the transverse plane are called?

• Superior
• Medial
• Distal
• Inferior

The thoracic cavity includes which organs?

• Heart, stomach, and lung
• Stomach, heart, and lung
• Stomach, intestines, liver
• Heart, lung, large blood vessels

What abdominal region has the liver?

• Right Hypochondriac
• Hypogastric
• Left Lumbar
• Left Iliac

What abdominal region contains the appendix?

• Right Lumbar

• Hypogastric

• Right Iliac/ inguen

• Umbilical region

RUQ stands for what in abdominal quadrants

• Right Upper Quaprant
• Left Upper Quadrant
• Right Under Quadrant
• Right Upper Quadrant

What organ does the cranial cavity contain?

• Skull
• Brain
• Cranium
• Spinal Cord