BODY CAVITY Flashcards

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What is a body cavity

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A body cavity is a space within a particular part or area in the body which contains certain organs

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Types of body cavity

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Cranial
Vertebral
Thoracic
Abdominal
Pelvic

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Boundaries of the cranial cavity

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Frontal bone, anteriorly
Occipital bone, posteriorly
Parietal bone, laterally

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What are the cranial fossae

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These are the three depressions in the skull: the anterior, the middle and the posterior.

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Contents of the cranial cavity

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The brain, the pituitary gland, olfactory lobes, brain stem, optic nerves, temporal lobes, cranial nerves, carotid arteries, the foramina

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Boundaries of the thoracic cavity

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Rib cage(ribs, xyphroid process, mandible/head and sternum), diaphragm, great heart vessels.

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Contents of the thoracic cavity

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Lungs, the heart, Great blood vessels.

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Contents of the abdomen

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Colon, kidneys, Gall bladder, intestines, stomach, the descending aorta, liver, caecum,appendix, gall bladder, pancreas, spleen.

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Explain the descending aorta

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This is a part of the aorta of the heart. The other two parts are the ascending aorta and the arch of the aorta.

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At what point does the descending aorta cut through the diaphragm.

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T-12 the 12th thoracic vertebrae

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Contents of the pelvic cavity

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Reproductive organs

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Contents of the vertebral cavity

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The spinal cord and cerebrospinal fluid

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What are the contents of the following:
Right hypochondriac region

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Right lobe of the liver, small intestine, pancreas, right kidney, gall bladder, part of the small intestine.

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Left hypochondriac region

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Spleen, stomach, left kidney, pancreas

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Epigastric

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Liver, stomach, small intestine, small

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