434 Chapter 9 Human Body Orientation
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Recall Activity
1. The transverse plane divides the body into __________________________ and
__________________________ sections.
2. The transverse plane passes through the __________________________ of the body.
3. Sections of the body divided by the transverse plane are called __________________________.
Top section
Bottom section
Transverse
plane
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Figure 9.5 The transverse plane divides the body into top and bottom sections.
Concept 6: Body Cavities
A
body cavity
is a space within the body that contains organs. If you took the
y
organs out of the body, the remaining body cavities would be empty. Some body
cavities are surrounded by bone, and others are surrounded by muscle, connec-
tive tissue, or epithelial tissue. The body contains dorsal and ventral cavities.
body cavity a space within
the body that contains
organs
Recall Activity
1. A body cavity is a space within the body that contains __________________________.
2. Some body cavities are surrounded by __________________________, and others are surrounded by
muscle, __________________________ tissue, or __________________________ tissue.
Concept 7: Dorsal Cavities
The frontal plane divides the body into back (dorsal) and front (ventral) sections.
The dorsal surface of the body is the back. There are two body cavities in the dorsal l