Body Planes/Sections How is a body divided?
What is A Plane/Section? Specific cut or cross section of the body Can be used in dissections, surgeries, or imaging so that a specific part of the body is found/isolated What is A Plane/Section?
Sagittal Plane Long Cut into left and right sections Longitudinal Down the mid-line of the structure Sagittal Plane
Frontal Plane/Section Divides the structure into a front and back (anterior/posterior) section Frontal Plane/Section
Transverse Plane/Section Structure is cut in a top/bottom section Superior/Inferior cut Latitudinal Cut Transverse Plane/Section
Body Cavities Dorsal Body Cavity—see notes Ventral Cavity Largest of 2 cavities Thoracic --- Heart/Lungs Abdominopelvic --- Digestive organs, Reproductive Organs, and other abdominal region organs Body Cavities
AbdominoPelvic Region Quadrants
Right Upper QUadrant Contains the following organs: Right Side of liver, Gallbladder, Rt Kidney, parts of small intestine, and parts of large intestine Right Upper QUadrant
Left side of liver, stomach, pancreas, left kidney, spleen, and parts of both small and large intestine Left Upper Quadrant
Appendix, parts of small and large intestine, and right side of reproductive organs Right Lower Quadrant
Most of Small Intestine, Part of Large Intestine, and the left side reproductive system organs Left Lower Quadrant