body cavities,abdominal quadrants Flashcards
name parts of the dorsal cavity
cranial cavity ( holds the brain) Vertebral cavity ( holds spine)
Ventral Body Cavity includes?
Thoracic Cavity, Abdominopelvic cavity
name the parts of the thoracic cavity
superior mediastinum, pleural cavity (lungs) inferior mediastinum( holds the heart)
Identify the parts of the Abdominopelvic cavity?
abdominal(contains digestive viscera) Pelvic( contains bladder, reproductive organs)
what seperates the abdominal cavity from the inferior mediastinum?
Diaphram
name the 4 quadrants of the abdominopelvic region?
RUQ, (Right upper Quadrant) LUQ,( left lower quadrant) RLQ(right lower quadrant) LLQ (left lower quadrant)
Integumentary?
skin
skeletal?
Bones
Muscular?
Muscles
Nervous system?
central nervous system, periphal nervous system (brain spinal cord and nerves)
Endocrine system?
Thyroid gland, adrenal, pancreas, gonads
cardiovascular system?
heart, blood
Lymphatic, respiratory and digestive are 3 examples of?
organ systems
The RUQ contains:
Liver, gall bladder
The RLQ contains:
Small intestines, Large Intestines, Appendix