The abdomen Flashcards
What is the largest body cavity?
Abdomen
2 parts of the abdominal cavity
Abdomen proper
Pelvis
What occupies the right hypochondriac region?
Most of right lobe of the liver
Hepatic flexure of the colon
Part of the right kidney
What occupies the left hypochondriac region?
Small part of left lobe of the liver
Funds of the stomach
Spleen
Tail of pancreas
Splenic flexure of the colom
Part of the left kidney
What occupies the epigastric region?
Most of the stomach
Left lobe of liver
part of right lobe of the liver
Gallbladder
Duodenum
Adrenals
Parts of both kidneys
What occupies the right lumbar region?
Ascending colon
Part of the right kidney
Small intestine
Part of greater momentum and mesentery
Transverse duodenum
Parts of both kidneys
Ureters originate from hilum
What occupies the left lumbar region?
Descending colon
Omentum
Part of left kidney
Small intestine
What occupies the right inguinal region?
Cecum
Vermiform appendix
What occupies the hypogastric region?
Small intestine
Bladder (in children)
Uterus (during pregnancy)
What occupies the left inguinal region?
Sigmoid flexure of colon
3 parts of the primitive GI tube
Foregut
Midgut
Hindgut
Name of the part of the peritoneum that covers the wall of the abdomen
Parietal peritoneum
Name of the part of the peritoneum that covers the organs in the abdominopelvic cavity
Visceral peritoneum
Which peritoneum is thicker?
The parietal
Where is the retroperitoneal space?
Between the posterior parietal peritoneum and the posterior wall of the abdominal cavity
Where is the extraperitoneal pelvic space?
Below the parietal peritoneum and above the pelvic diaphragm or floor
Name for the posterior part of the peritoneal cavity
Visceral cavity
Name for the anterior part of the peritoneal cavity
Previsceral cavity
Is the visceral and parietal peritoneum continuous with one and another?
Yes
How much are the retroperitoneum covered with the peritoneum?
Only partially