HHP 1110 Lecture Notes - Sagittal Plane, Anatomical Terminology, Abdominal Cavity

• School: University of Iowa
• Department: Health and Human Physiology
• Course: HHP 1110

Document Summary

Describing locations within the human body ch 1 b anatomical terminology directional terms. * superior/cranial & inferior/caudal > axial: head, neck & trunk. * proximal & distal > appendicular: arms & legs body sections & planes. Transverse (horizontal) plane: divides the body into superior. Oblique plane: any plane that does not fit into other categories > runs at an angle body cavities definition. A body cavity is a separate, enclosed space within the body that houses internal organs. Named according to bones that surround them or the organs they contain dorsal body cavity. Dorsal body cavity: (posterior aspect: cranial cavity: space that houses brain, vertebral canal: space that houses spinal cord ventral body cavity. Ventral body cavity: contains 2 smaller cavities separated by the diaphragm: thoracic cavity: Pericardial cavity: heart: abdominopelvic cavity: contains 2 subcavities divided by pelvic brim of hip bones. Abdominal cavity: superior the brim of pelvis. Pelvic cavity: inferior to brim of pelvis.