Cavities Flashcards
1
Q
cranial cavity
A
holds the brain
1
Q
Dorsal cavity
A
towards the back
2
Q
vertebral cavity
A
holds the spinal cord
3
Q
meninges
A
CT covering
4
Q
ventral cavities
A
towards the front
5
Q
thoracic cavity
A
2 pleural cavities
pericardial cavity
6
Q
abdominopelvic cavity
A
abdominal and pelvic cavity
7
Q
peritoneum
A
adheres to the organs in the abdominopelvic cavity
8
Q
serous membrane
A
smooth tissue that lines cavities
9
Q
right upper quadrant
A
lungs/gall bladder
10
Q
right lower quadrant
A
small intestine
large intestine
appendix
11
Q
left upper quadrant
A
stomach
spleen
pancreas
12
Q
left lower quadrant
A
small intestine
large intesine
colon
13
Q
parietal layer
A
lines body cavity
14
Q
visceral cavity
A
adheres to the organ within that cavity
15
Q
serous fluid
A
water like fluid that is protected by 2 layers
16
Q
mediastinum
A
cavity between the lungs
