Thoracic Membrane/ Abdominopelvic Membrane Vocabulary

Question 1

Vertebrae

Answer 1

Series of small bones forming the backbone

Question 2

Azygos Vein

Answer 2

Vein running up the side of the thoracic vertebral column draining itself towards the superior vena cava

Question 3

Aorta

Answer 3

The main artery of the body

Question 4

Esophagus

Answer 4

Connects the throat to the stomach

Question 5

Right Lung

Answer 5

Lung on the right side of the body;bigger than the left lung and has more cavities

Question 6

Right Atrium of the Heart

Answer 6

One of the four chambers of the heart;Place where deoxygenated blood enter heart.

Question 7

Right Ventricle of the Heart

Answer 7

Pumps blood through pulmonary valve and through pulmonary artery to the lungs

Question 8

Visceral Pleura

Answer 8

Serous membrane that covers the surface of each lung

Question 9

Pleural Cavity

Answer 9

The thin fluid-filled space between the visceral and parietal pleurae of each lung

Question 10

Parietal Pleura

Answer 10

Outer membrane which is attached to the inner surface of the thoracic membrane

Question 11

Sternum

Answer 11

The breastbone

Question 12

Spinal Cord

Answer 12

The Cylindrical bundle of nerve fibers and associated tissue that is enclosed in the spine and connects neary all parts of the body to the brain

Question 13

Mediastinum

Answer 13

Membranous partition between two body cavities or two parts of an organ

Question 14

Left Lung

Answer 14

Lung on the left side of the body;less cavities than the right lung.

Question 15

Rib

Answer 15

Each of a series of slender curved bones articulated in pairs to the spine protecting the thoracic cavity and its organs

Question 16

Left Ventricle of the Heart

Answer 16

Thickest of the heart’s chambers;pumps oxygenated blood to tissues

Question 17

Visceral Pericardium

Answer 17

The double inner layer of the pericardium

Question 18

Pericardial Cavity

Answer 18

The potential space formed between two layers of serous pericardium around the heart

Question 19

Parietal Pericardium

Answer 19

Outer layer of the pericardium

Question 20

Fibrous Pericardium

Answer 20

Most superficial layer of pericardium

Question 21

Right Kidney

Answer 21

Kidney that is 2-8 cm lower than the left kidney due to the liver which sits above it

Question 22

Left Kidney

Answer 22

Kidney on the left side of the body;higher than the right kidney

Question 23

Spleen

Answer 23

Lymphatic organ that helps fight against infection and is found in all vertebrates

Question 24

Small Intestine

Answer 24

Intestine that runs between stomach and large intestine, duodenum, jejunum, and ileum

Question 25

Large Intestine

Answer 25

Intestine that helps excrete waste from the body

Question 26

Costal Cartilage

Answer 26

Bars of hyaline cartilage that serve to push ribs forward and allow thorax walls to be more elastic

Question 27

Stomach

Answer 27

A muscular organ located on the left side of the abdomen

Question 28

Peritoneal Cavity

Answer 28

Potential space between the parietal peritoneum and visceral peritoneum

Question 29

Parietal Peritoneum

Answer 29

Portion that surrounds abdominal and pelvic wall cavities

Question 30

Duodenum

Answer 30

The First part of the small intestine immediately beyond the stomach

Question 31

Gallbladder

Answer 31

Small hollow organ where bile is stored and concentrated before being released into small intestine

Question 32

Liver

Answer 32

Large meaty organ that sits on the right side of the abdomen

Question 33

Pancreas

Answer 33

Large gland behind the stomach that secretes digestive enzymes into the duodenum. The islets of Langerhans are located in the pancreas which secrete into the blood the hormones insulin and glucagon

Question 34

Inferior Vena Cava

Answer 34

Large vein carrying deoxygenated blood

Question 35

Visceral Peritoneum

Answer 35

Is wrapped around the internal organs that are located inside the intraperitoneal cavity