Abdominal Regions Of Body And Underlying Organs

Question 1

A: Right hypochondriac abdominal region includes:

Answer 1

The right kidney liver, gallbladder, and small intestine. Above belly button region.

Question 2

B: Epigastric

Answer 2

Epi = on, above. Stomach, liver, adrenal glands, pancreas, spleen, small intestine. Above belly button region.

Question 3

C: Left hypochondriac region includes:

Answer 3

Left kidney, spleen, pancreas, and colon. Above belly button region.

Question 4

D: Right lumbar region includes:

Answer 4

Ascending colon, liver, gallbladder belly button area.

Question 5

E: umbilical region includes:

Answer 5

Small intestine, duodenum, umbilicus. Belly button area.

Question 6

F: left lumber region includes:

Answer 6

Descending colon, left kidney. Belly button area.

Question 7

G: right iliac region includes:

Answer 7

Cecum, appendix order belly button.

Question 8

H: hypogastric region includes:

Answer 8

(Hypo = below, beneath, less than normal)- bladder, female internal reproductive organs sigmoid colon. Under belly button.

Question 9

I: left iliac region includes:

Answer 9

Descending and sigmoid colon. Under belly button.

Question 10

Upper right quadrant. (Uses umbilicus as center)

Answer 10

URQ: duodenum, part of the ascending and transverse colon, hepatic flexure, liver, gallbladder, pancreas (head), right kidney, and left adrenal gland.

Question 11

Right lower quadrant (uses umbilicus as center)

Answer 11

RLQ: cecum, appendix, right ureter, right fallopian tube, and right ovary.

Question 12

Left upper quadrant. (Umbilicus as center).

Answer 12

LUQ: stomach, liver (left lobe) pancreas (body), left kidney, left adrenal gland, splenic flexure, spleen, part of transverse and descending colon.

Question 13

Left lower quadrant (umbilicus as center)

Answer 13

LLQ: left Peter, left fallopian tube, lett ovary, part of descending colon, and sigmoid colon.

Question 14

Ventral cavity located:

Answer 14

On anterior aspect of trunk

Question 15

Ventral cavity comprises:

Answer 15

Thoracic and abdomialpelvic cavities, separated by the diaphragm.

Question 16

Walls of ventral and dorsals cavities are comprised of:

Answer 16

Skin, skeletal muscle, and bone.

Question 17

Viscera

Answer 17

The internal organs in the main cavities of the body. Especially those in the abdomen.

Question 18

Toracic cavity location

Answer 18

Above the diaphragm

Question 19

Thoracic cavity contains

Answer 19

Lungs and mediastinum.

Question 20

Mediastinum

Answer 20

Separates the right and left compartments in thoracic cavity.

Question 21

Mediastinum contains:

Answer 21

The heart, trachea, esophagus, and thymus gland.

Question 22

Abdominopelvic cavity contains:

Answer 22

The upper abdominal cavity and lower abdominal cavity (not physically seperated), extends below the diaphragm to the pelvic floor.

Question 23

Organs within the abdominal cavity:

Answer 23

Stomach, liver, gallbladder, spleen, kidneys, pancreas, large and small intestines.

Question 24

Pelvic cavity contains:

Answer 24

Internal reproductive organs, the bladder, and the distal part of the colon.
Pelvic cavity is encased in the pelvic bones.

Question 25

Dorsal cavity located

Answer 25

On posterior (dorsal) aspect of the body

Question 26

Dorsal cavity contains

Answer 26

Brain and spinal cord

Question 27

Cranial cavity encased

Answer 27

In cranial bones at the bottom and the skull cap on the top.

Question 28

Cranial cavity contains:

Answer 28

Brain, 12 cranial nerves, and the pituitary gland.

Question 29

Meninges comprised of

Answer 29

Dura mater, arachnoid matter, and pia matter. (DAP)

Question 30

Meninges lines

Answer 30

The cranial cavity and surrounds the brain and spinal cord.

Question 31

Meninges contains

Answer 31

Cerebral spinal fluid between arachnoid water and pia mater in subarachnoid space.

Question 32

Vascularized pia mater adhered to

Answer 32

Brain and spinal cord.

Question 33

Function of meninges and cerebrospinal fluid

Answer 33

Protect and cushion the dorsal cavity.

Question 34

Arachnoid mater contains

Answer 34

Connective tissue but not nerves or blood vessels.

Question 35

Vascularized dura mater located

Answer 35

On the outer layer that lies next to the bones and folds inwardto separate the brain into different compartments.

Question 36

How many layers does the dura mater have?

Answer 36

2 layers: The endosteal layer- lines the cranial bone.
Meningeal layer - lines the endosteal layer within the cranium and the vertebral cavity.

Question 37

Vertebral cavity contains:

Answer 37

Vertebrae and spinal card.