Cavities, Regions, Back Divisions & Quadrants

Question 1

What are the 3 ventral cavities?

Answer 1

thoracic cavity
abdominal cavity
pelvic cavity

Question 2

peritoneum

Answer 2

double-folded membrane surrounding abdominal cavity

Question 3

mediastinum

Answer 3

centrally located space outside of and between the lungs

Question 4

What are the 2 dorsal cavities?

Answer 4

cranial cavity

spinal cavity

Question 5

cranial cavity

Answer 5

• space in head containing brain
• surrounded by skull
  “cranial” = pertaining to the skull

Question 6

abdominal cavity

Answer 6

• space below chest
• contains organs such as liver, stomach, gall bladder, intestines
• aka. abdomen

Question 7

pelvic cavity

Answer 7

• space below abdominal cavity

- contains portions of intestines, rectum, urinary bladder, and reproductive organs

Question 8

spinal cavity

Answer 8

• space within spinal column (backbones) containing the spinal cord
• aka. “spinal canal”

Question 9

thoracic cavity

Answer 9

• space in chest containing heart, lungs, bronchial tubes, trachea, esophagus, and other organs
• contains pleural cavity and mediastinum

Question 10

pleural cavity

Answer 10

• space between the pleural layers

- within thoracic cavity

Question 11

epigastric region

Answer 11

region above the stomach

Question 12

left hypochondriac region

Answer 12

left upper region below the rib cartilage

Question 13

right lumbar region

Answer 13

right middle region near the waist

Question 14

right hypochondriac region

Answer 14

right upper region below the cartilage of the ribs that extend over the abdomen

Question 15

right inguinal region

Answer 15

right lower region near the groin

- aka. right iliac region

Question 16

left inguinal region

Answer 16

left lower region near the groin

- aka. left iliac region

Question 17

left lumbar region

Answer 17

left middle region near the waist

Question 18

umbilical region

Answer 18

region of the navel or umbilicus

Question 19

hypogastric region

Answer 19

middle lower region below the umbilical region

Question 20

LUQ

Answer 20

left upper quadrant

contains: liver (left lobe); stomach; spleen; parts of the pancreas, small and large intestines

Question 21

LLQ

Answer 21

left lower quadrant

contains: parts of the small and large intestines; left ovary; left fallopian tube; left ureter

Question 22

RLQ

Answer 22

right lower quadrant

contains: parts of the small and large intestines; right ovary; right fallopian tube; appendix; right ureter

Question 23

RUQ

Answer 23

right upper quadrant

contains: liver (right lobe); gall bladder; parts of the pancreas, small and large intestines

Question 24

integuementary system

Answer 24

skin and accessory structures: hair, nails, sweat glands, sebaceous glands