2 Gross anatomy Flashcards
What are the 5 processes of digestion?
ingestion digestion absorption assimilation egestion
What is the superior border of the abdominopelvic cavity?
inferior lining of the diaphragm
What is the anterior border of the abdominopelvic cavity?
anterior abdominal muscles and anterior border pelvis
What is the posterior border of the abdominopelvic cavity>
ribs and vertebrae
sacrum
what are the lateral borders of the abdominopelvic cavity?
the ribs
lateral abdominal wall muscles
What is in the right hypochondriac region?
liver
gallbladder
right kidney
small intestine
what is the in epigastric region?
stomach liver pancreas duodenum spleen adrenal glands
what is in the left hypochondriac region?
spleen
colon
left kidney
pancreas
what is in the right lumbar region?
gallbladder
liver
right colon
what is in the umbilical region?
umilicus
small intestine
duodenum
what is in the left lumbar region?
descending colon
left kideny
what is in the right iliac region?
appendix
cecum
What is in the hypogastric region?
urinary bladder
sigmoid colon
female reproductive organs
What are the horizontal planes of the 9 abdominal compartments?
subcostal plane
intertubercular plane
What marks the transverse midpoint of the abdomen?
supracristal plane