Body Cavities, Regions And Quadrants

Question 1

Dorsal cavity

Answer 1

Back posterior of the body.
Contains cranial cavity with brain and the vertebral cavity with spinal cord.

Question 2

Vebtral cavity

Answer 2

Front anterior of the body.
Contains thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities.

Question 3

Thoracic cavity

Answer 3

Contains lungs, trachea, bronchi, heart, and esophogas

Question 4

Diaphragm

Answer 4

Separates thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity

Question 5

Abdominopelvic cavity

Answer 5

Contains stomach, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys (superiorly)

Bladder, uterus, ovaries, testes, and rectum (inferiorly)

Question 6

Abbreviation
AP

Answer 6

Anteroposterior

Question 7

Abbreviation
PA

Answer 7

Posterioanterior

Question 8

Abbreviations
LAT

Answer 8

Lateral

Question 9

Abbreviation
LE

Answer 9

Lower extremity

Question 10

Abbreviations
LLQ

Answer 10

Left lower quadrant

Question 11

Abbreviations
LUQ

Answer 11

Left upper quadrant

Question 12

Abbreviations
RLQ

Answer 12

Right lower quadrant

Question 13

Abbreviations
RUQ

Answer 13

Right upper quadrant

Question 14

Abbreviations
UE

Answer 14

Upper extremity