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Abdominal cavity contains the stomach, sm. and lg. intestines,appendix,liver ,GB, pancreas, spleen Abdominal regions Right and Left Hypochondriac, Right and Left Lumbar, Right and Left iliac,Epigastric, Umbilical, Hypogastric Anterior or Ventral front of the body Body cavities Cranial, Orbital, Buccal, Nasal, Thoracic, Abdominal, Pelvic,Spinal Body planes Imaginary lines that separate the body into sections, Midsagittal, Transverse, Frontal Buccal cavity "mouth" contains teeth and tongue Caudal refers to the sacral or "tail" area of the body Cranial refers to the head Cranial cavity contains the brain Distal Body parts distant from the point of reference, which is usually the main trunk of the body Dorsal or Posterior same as posterior Dorsal cavity refers to the posterior carnial cavity and spinal cavitiy Frontal Plane imaginary line that divides the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back) Inferior below the transverse plane, below the waist Lateral body parts away from the midline or toward the side of the body Medial body parts close to the midline or towards the middle of the body Midsagittal Plane imaginary line that divides the body into Right and Left Nasal cavity contains the nose Orbital cavity contains the eyeball Pelvic cavity contains the urinary bladder, last part of lg. intestines, in females the uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaires Posterior or Dorsal back of the body Proximal Body parts close to the point of reference which is usually the main trunk of the body Spinal cavity contains the spinal cord Superior above the transverse plane, above the waist Thoracic Cavity contains the trachea, bronchi, esophagus, Lg. Bld. vessels, lungs and heart Transverse Plane imaginary line that separates the top half (superior) of the body from the bottom half (inferior)of the body Ventral or Anterior refers to the front of the body Ventral cavities consists of the thoracic cavity, abdominal cavity and the pelvic cavity