Gross Anatomy

Question 1

What is the cephalic cavity contain? 4

Answer 1

Cranium.
Eyes and orbits.
Nasal cavities.
Oral cavity.

Question 2

What does the thoracic cavity contain? 4

Answer 2

Lungs.
heart.
oesophagus.
major blood vessels

Question 3

What does the andominal cavity contain? 11

Answer 3

Small intestine
large intestine 
Stomach 
duodenum
Liver
Gallbladder
Pancreas
Spleen
Kidneys
Ureters
Major blood vessels

Question 4

What does the pelvic cavity contain? 4

Answer 4

Bladder.
Urethra.
Reproductive organs.
Rectum.

Question 5

What are the boundaries of the cephalic cavity?4

Answer 5

Superior- frontal and occipital bones
Inferior-bones that make up base of skull.
Lateral- parietal and temporal bones.
Anterior-frontal bone. Partly by the ethmoid and sphenoid bones and bones of face except mandible and maxilla.
Posterior- the occipital bone

Question 6

What are the boundaries of the chest?

Answer 6

Superior- root of neck and first pair of ribs.
Inferior- diaphragm.
Anterior- sternum and ribs.
Posterior- 12 thoracic vertebrae and ribs.
Lateral- ribs and intercostal muscles on either side

Question 7

Boundaries of the abdo and pelvis?

Answer 7

Superior- diaphragm
Inferior- continuous with pelvis
Anterior- large abdo muscles
Posterior- lumbar vertebrae and posterior abdo wall
Lateral- floating ribs and abdo muscles

Question 8

What are the 9 regions of the abdomen?

Answer 8

Right hypocondrium
Left hypocondrium
Right lumbar
Left lumbar
Right iliac
Left iliac
Epigastrum
Umbilical
Hypogastrum

Question 9

State position and function of each individual organ?

Answer 9

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Question 10

What are the three main body cavities

Answer 10

Cephalic head.
Thoracic chest.
Abdomonopelvic abdo and pelvis