Body planes and cavities
Identify the body planes and major cavities and the organs each contains.
Labeled body-planes and body-cavities diagram with at least one organ placed in each major cavity.
- 1Do thisIdentify the body planes and major cavities and the organs each contains.
- 2Use this resource
- 3Submit thisNotebook check: Labeled body-planes and body-cavities diagram with at least one organ placed in each major cavity.
- 4Submit it here
- 1CMSD website. Go to clevelandmetroschools.org and click the Clever button.
- 2Clever. Clever opens. Sign in if it asks.
- 3Microsoft (district) login. Use your district Microsoft account (the one for school).
- 4Schoology. Open Schoology, then your class, then Assignments, and find the file named below.
The file to submit is named: Human Anatomy & Physiology (Human Body Systems) › Unit 1.1 Beginning with Bones: Patient rehabilitation context, regional/directional terms, body cavities/planes, tissue structure. › Notebook checkOpen Schoology
- CER:
- Claim, Evidence, Reasoning — make a claim, back it with evidence, explain your reasoning.
- SOP:
- Standard Operating Procedure — the exact steps to follow (especially in a lab).
- Tracker:
- Your PLTW progress log where you record completed evidence.
- myPLTW:
- The PLTW course site where you do the online activities — you open it through Schoology.
Minute-by-minute · 80-minute block
💡 Big idea: Imaging and surgical navigation depend on precise knowledge of body planes and cavity boundaries.
- 0-8Intro: connect planes to real imaging (CT/MRI examples)
- 8-25Notes: three planes and dorsal/ventral cavity subdivisions
- 25-45PLTW online task: match organs to cavities
- 45-62Label planes-and-cavities diagram with organ examples
- 62-75Partner check: quiz each other on plane and cavity names
- 75-80Submit diagram; preview Wednesday tissue types
- • Yesterday we argued about who owns a medical image. Today we learn how to read one.
- • Every CT scan slice is a transverse plane cut. Every MRI showing the spine is a sagittal cut. You cannot understand imaging without knowing your planes.
- • We are also going to learn which organs live in which body cavity. That matters for understanding where pain originates and where infections spread.
- • Your diagram today is the reference you will use every time we analyze a patient case this unit.
- 1Read the notes on the sagittal, frontal (coronal), and transverse planes.
- 2Label the dorsal and ventral cavities and their subdivisions on a diagram.
- 3Complete the PLTW online task matching organs to their cavities.
- 4List which plane you would use to separate left from right, front from back, and top from bottom.
- 5Submit your labeled planes-and-cavities diagram.
- • You can name the plane that produces a given body section.
- • You can place a major organ in its correct cavity.
- • The three anatomical planes: sagittal (left/right), frontal/coronal (front/back), and transverse (top/bottom).
- • The dorsal cavity contains the cranial and spinal cavities; the ventral cavity contains the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities.
- • Radiologists and surgeons use plane and cavity language in every report to locate pathology without ambiguity.
Your PLTW work today
Unit 1.1 Beginning with Bones: Patient rehabilitation context, regional/directional terms, body cavities/planes, tissue structure. · Body planes and cavities
Day 2 of this lesson. Open this exact section in myPLTW (reached through Schoology), then do the work below.
Do this: Work through the Lesson 1.1 Beginning with Bones organ-and-cavity matching task in myPLTW; complete all matching items during the work window.
Mark the organ-cavity matching task complete before submitting your labeled planes-and-cavities diagram.
Introductory task is done from Monday; the organ-cavity task should be checked off by end of today.
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All PLTW activities are completed inside the PLTW course environment — this page only gives direction. Submit producibles on Schoology.
Today's PLTW tracker
Check things off as you work, then submit. This tells Mr. Mendoza how you're doing so he can help the class. It does not replace turning in your producible on Schoology.
Use the code Mr. Mendoza gave you, not your name. Saved on this device.
Unit 1.1 Beginning with Bones: Patient rehabilitation context, regional/directional terms, body cavities/planes, tissue structure. · Body planes and cavities
Work through the Lesson 1.1 Beginning with Bones organ-and-cavity matching task in myPLTW; complete all matching items during the work window.
Introductory task is done from Monday; the organ-cavity task should be checked off by end of today.
This is how Mr. Mendoza sees the class keeping pace with PLTW. Be honest, it only helps if it is accurate.
🎯 Identify the body planes and major cavities and the organs each contains.
- Read the notes on the sagittal, frontal (coronal), and transverse planes.
- Label the dorsal and ventral cavities and their subdivisions on a diagram.
- Complete the PLTW online task matching organs to their cavities.
- List which plane you would use to separate left from right, front from back, and top from bottom.
- Submit your labeled planes-and-cavities diagram.
Notebook check: Labeled body-planes and body-cavities diagram with at least one organ placed in each major cavity.
Submit on SchoologyUpload by 11:29 PM for full credit.
| Task | Who |
|---|---|
| Read the notes on the sagittal, frontal (coronal), and transverse planes. | _______ |
| Label the dorsal and ventral cavities and their subdivisions on a diagram. | _______ |
| Complete the PLTW online task matching organs to their cavities. | _______ |
| List which plane you would use to separate left from right, front from back, and top from bottom. | _______ |
| Submit your labeled planes-and-cavities diagram. | _______ |
Working solo? Put your own name in "Who" for every row.
- You can name the plane that produces a given body section.
- You can place a major organ in its correct cavity.
Resources & readings
Vetted readings and references for this unit. Use them to prepare, to catch up if you were absent, or to go deeper on today's target.
WebXam practice
Cumulative WebXam review
A quick mixed-review pulling questions from earlier units plus today, so the WebXam material stays fresh.
Where this leads — careers
What today's skills lead to. These are real health-science careers this course builds toward. Tap one to see, on the US Department of Labor's O*NET site, what the job actually involves, what it pays, and how fast it is growing.
What to do if you were absent
Today is individual PLTW work, so do exactly what we did in class, from home: complete the same PLTW target above, then submit your Notebook check.
Open Schoology (CMSD) and keep goingHow to get there: open the CMSD website, click Clever, sign in with your Microsoft (district) account, then open Schoology from Clever.
Class still runs. Complete the online activity above (it's self-guided). Need the concept taught without a teacher? Use this authoritative explainer:
Khan Academy: Health and Medicine- CompleteEvery required part of the artifact is present, nothing left blank.
- AccurateThe science and the data are correct and match the evidence.
- Scientific reasoningYou explain your claim with evidence and reasoning (CER), not just an answer.
- Professional communicationClear, organized, labeled, and written the way a clinician or scientist would.
- SubmittedTurned in the right way (Schoology for routine work) and confirmed.
Drop your Tue, Sep 1, 2026 · Body planes and cavities here. Use a clear file name (your initials + project). Routine work still goes to Schoology (via the CMSD portal).
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