Planes of the Body, Principle Body Cavities,

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Planes of the Body, Principle Body Cavities,
Regions/Quadrants

• How can we organize the inside of the body to
  help localize structures

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4 Planes of the Body

• Sagittal (Midsagittal) Plane
• right left sides
• Frontal Plane
• anterior posterior portions
• Transverse
• superior inferior portions
• Oblique
• passes through body at an angle

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Body Cavities

• 2 Principle Cavities
• Axial
• Cranial
• Vertebral
• Appendicular
• Thoracic
• pleural- contains lungs
• pericardial- contains heart
• Mediastinum
• Abdominopelvic
• Abdominal
• pelvic

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Regions of the Abdominal Pelvic Region
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4 Abdominal Pelvic Quadrants