Body Cavities and Abdominal Regions Flashcards
1
Q
What are the five cavities of the body?
A
- Cranial
- Spinal
- Thoraic
- Abdominal
- Pelvic
2
Q
What is contained in the Cranial cavity?
A
Brain
3
Q
What is contained in the Thoraic cavity?
A
Chest (lungs, heart, major vessels)
4
Q
What is contained in the Abdominal cavity?
A
Abdominal (Liver, intestines, colon)
5
Q
What is contained in the Pelvic cavity?
A
Bladder
6
Q
List the Abdominal regions of the body
A
- RUQ-Right upper quadrant
- RLQ-Right lower quadrant
- LUQ-Left upper quadrant
- LLQ-Left lower quadrant
7
Q
When there is pain in the RUQ what organ is that?
A
Gallbladder
8
Q
When there is pain in the RLQ what organ is that?
A
Appendix
9
Q
When there is pain in the LUQ what organ is that?
A
Spleen
10
Q
When there is pain in the LLQ what organ is that?
A
Constipation
