Terminology & Body Cavities

Anterior means:

• Closer to the midline

• Below another body part

• Towards the front

• Farther from the attachment point

The transverse plane divides the body into:

• right and left portions

• superior and inferior portions

• anterior and posterior portions

• unequal portions

The body cavity directly superior to the diaphragm is called

• Cranial Cavity

• Pelvic Cavity

• Thoracic Cavity

• Abdominalpelvic cavity

The universal body position when speaking in medical terms is called

• Axial Portion

• Supine

• Prone

• Anatomical Position

The area shaded in purple is which body cavity?

• Thoracic

• Cranial

• Pelvic

• Abdominal

The arrows depict which two of the relative positions.

• Proximal/Distal

• Medial/Lateral

• Anterior/Posterior

• Superior/Inferior

The blue plane dividing the body into anterior and posterior parts is called?

• Transverse Plane

• Sagittal Plane

• Frontal Plane

• Parasagittal Plane

The abdominopelvic cavity is comprised of which two cavities?

• thoracic and cranial

• pelvic and vertebral

• abdominal and pelvic

• vertebral and pleural

The thoracic cavity is comprised of which three cavities?

• diaphragm, pelvic, ventral

• mediastinum, pleural, abdominal

• pericardial, pleural, mediastinum

• cranial, pleural, pericardial

Which organ is housed in the cranial cavity (the orange shaded area)

• lungs

• heart

• brain

• stomach