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Serous Cavities Flashcards

1
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What 5 things make up the body wall?

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  • Skin
  • Ext and Int Fascia of Trunk
  • musculoskeletal elements
  • skin muscle (cutaneous trunci)
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2
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A body cavity is defined as:

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A three dimensional space with openings, that houses and protects organs

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3
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List the 3 body cavities of a mammal

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  • Thoracic
  • Abdominal
  • Pelvic
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4
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Which 4 skeletal elements make up the thoracic cavity?

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  • Thoracic Wall
  • TV
  • Ribs
  • Sternum
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5
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Which 2 body systems are included in the thoracic cavity?

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Respiratory and Cardiovascular System

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6
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Which is the most important muscle of inspiration?

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Diaphragm

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7
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What is the clinical significance of the thoracic cavity?

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It cannot expand

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The 1st TV, the 1st pair of ribs and the manubrium make up what of the thoracic cavity?

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Thoracic inlet

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9
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Which cavity has the diaphragm cranially, the pelvic inlet caudally and an intrathoracic part?

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Abdominal Cavity

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10
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The last rib and the costal cartilages of the asternal ribs make up what?

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The costal arch

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11
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Which body cavity is the smallest ?

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Pelvic cavity

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12
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What is framed by the pelvic wall?

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Pelvic cavity, Pelvic inlet, pelvic outlet, and pelvic diaphragm

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13
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The pelvic cavity has 2 parts:

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Extraperitoneal and peritoneal

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14
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The entrance to the pelvic cavity is the ________ and the exit is the __________.

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pelvic inlet ; pelvic diaphragm

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15
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Define a Serous Cavity

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Small Closed bag formed by a T. Serosa (serous tunic) filled with minimal fluid

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What is the thin sheet with epithelial lining and connective tissue layer called?

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Tunica Serosa

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17
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List 3 advantages the T. Serosa and Serous cavity give

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  • Reduced friction btw organs and wall
  • Enables organ expansion
  • Produces/Reabsorbs fluid
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18
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Describe the histology of T. Serosa

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  • Simple squamous epithelium
  • Basal laminate
  • Lamina propia serosa (conn. Tissue)
  • Tela subserosa (fat)
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19
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Which embryonic structure in development is the precursor to the serous cavities?

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Coelomic cavity

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20
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List the 3 subdivisions of T. Serosa

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  1. Parietal
  2. Visceral
  3. Intermediate/connecting
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21
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What are the 3 T. Serosa named when going by location?

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  • Pleura = lungs
  • Pericardium = heart
  • Peritoneum = peritoneal cavity
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22
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In the pleural cavity, what is the name of the connecting pleural that extends from mediastinum to lungs?

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Pulmonary ligament

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23
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Which are the 2 types of parietal pleura in the thoracic cavity?

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Costal and Diaphragmatic

24
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What is the cranial part of the pleural cavity called?

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Cupula

25
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Define the line of pleural reflection

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where the diaphragmatic pleura continues as costal pleura

26
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What is the T. Serosa that guides the caudal vena cava to the heart and separates the mediastinal recess ?

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Plica vena cavae

27
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Describe the pleuropericardial folds in development

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It is the structure in the developing embryo’s pericardium that carries the phrenic n. From thoracic inlet to the diaphragm

28
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Where is the pericardial cavity located?

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Mediastinum

29
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What separates the pericardium from the pleural cavities?

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Pericardial folds

30
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Can the heart function without a pericardial cavity?

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Yes, but with less efficiency

31
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List the 4 layers of the pericardial wall

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  • parietal pericardial
  • pericardium fibrosis
  • parietal pericardial pleura
  • pericardial serosum (
32
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Which layer of the pericardium is the inner layer?

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Pericardium serosum

33
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Describe the function of the connecting peritoneum in the peritoneal cavity?

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Carry blood vessels and nerves from the wall to the organs

34
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Why can’t the pericardium expand?

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Collagen Fibers

35
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What may pericarditis cause ?

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Decrease in cardiac output

36
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What is the cavity that makes up the abdomen?

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Peritoneal cavity

37
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Explain the anatomy of the vaginal process

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It is a diverticulum of peritoneal cavity expanding through the inguinal canal into scrotal cavity

38
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What is the connecting peritoneum called?

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Mesentery

39
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What is inflammation of the peritoneal cavity called?

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Peritonitis

40
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The mesentery is divided into dorsal and ventral, what are the subdivisions of it called?

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Depending on the attaching organ (mesoduodenum, mesojejunum, etc)

41
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What is the dorsal mesogastrium called?

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Greater omentum

42
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What is another name for the ventral mesogastrium?

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Lesser omentum

43
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Where does the mesentery lead the vessels and nerves?

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Intestines

44
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Describe the attachment of the falciform ligament and the anatomy of it

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Attaches liver to diaphragm/body wall. It is a remnant of embryonic ventral mesentery.

45
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What is the name of the pouch formed by the greater omentum?

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Epiploon / Omental bursa

46
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Where is the cavity of the omental bursa found?

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Between superficial and deep wall

47
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What is the epiploic foramen?

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Opening btw portal vein and caudal Vena cava, directly caudal to liver.

48
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What’s the clinical significance of the dorsal mesogastrium?

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Stomach rotation (gastric dilation volvulus - GDV)

49
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List the 4 Peritoneal Pouches that are made from Parietal and Connecting peritoneum

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  • Rectogenital
  • Pubovesical (left and right)
  • Rectogenital
  • Genitovesical
50
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Define and give an example of a retroperitoneal organ

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Organ with a partial peritoneal covering.
Ex: kidneys

51
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What are the organs enclosed completely by the peritoneum?

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Intraperitoneal organs

52
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Describe an extraperitoneal organ

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Organs without contact with peritoneum

53
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Give en example of an extraperitoneal organ

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Uterus, rectum

54
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Liver, Stomach, Pancreas are examples of what type of organs?

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Intraperitoneal

55
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The vaginal process is made up of what tunics?

A

Parietal, Connecting and Visceral Vaginal

56
Q

_______________ is a diverticulum of the peritoneal cavity

A

The vaginal process

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