Chapter 1 The Human Body

Front 1

Dorsal Body Cavities

Back 1

Protects the fragile nervous system organs.
Includes: Cranial Cavity & Vertebral/Spinal Cavity

Front 2

Ventral Body Cavities

Back 2

Anterior and larger of the closed body cavities.
Houses the VISCERA.
Includes: Thoracic Cavity (Pericardial Cavity, Pleural Cavities), and Abdominopelvic Cavity (Abdominal Cavity & Pelvic Cavity)

Front 3

Physical trauma to the abdominopelvic organs are most vulnerable due to the _____ of reinforced bone for protection.

Back 3

lack

Front 4

The walls of the ventral body cavity and the outer surfaces of the organs it contains are covered by a THIN, DOUBLE layered membrane called

Back 4

Serosa or Serous Membrane

Front 5

Parietal Serosa

Back 5

The part of the membrane lining the cavity walls

Front 6

Visceral Serosa

Back 6

membrane lining covering organs in the cavity.

Front 7

Serous Fluid

Back 7

thin layer of lubricating fluid separating the serous membranes

Front 8

When serous membranes are inflamed, their normally smooth surface becomes roughened. This roughness causes the organs to stick together and drag across one another, leading to excruciating _______.

Back 8

pain.

Front 9

Four quadrants in the abdominopelvic area.

Back 9

1. RUQ-right upper quadrant
2. LUQ-left upper quadrant
3. RLQ-right lower quadrant
4. LLQ-left lower quadrant.

Front 10

Nine Regions in the abdominopelvic area.

Back 10

1. Umbilical
2. Epigastric
3. Hypogastric
4. Right Iliac
5. Left Iliac
6. Right lumbar
7. Left Lumber
8. Right hypochondriac
9. Left hypochondriac

Front 11

Other Body Cavities

Back 11

Oral, digestive, nasal, orbital, middle ear, and synovial cavities.