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31 Cards in this Set
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The two main categorization of body cavities are |
Dorsal and Ventral |
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The space inside the skull that contains the brain is called |
Cranial Cavity |
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The space inside the spinal column is called |
Spinal Cavity |
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What are the name of the two dorsal cavities |
Cranial and Spinal |
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What is another name for the thoracic cavity |
Chest cavity |
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What is the name of the middle portion of the thoracic cavity called? |
Mediastinum |
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What is the name of the lateral divisions of the thoracic cavity called? |
Pleural Cavities |
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What is housed in the pleural cavity? |
The lungs |
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What is contained in the upper ventral cavities? |
Thoracic cavity |
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What is contained in the lower ventral cavity? |
Abdominal & Pelvic Cavity |
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What 3 cavities are located in the ventral cavity ? |
Thoracic, Abdominal, and Pelvic Cavities |
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What is the one name to call the lower ventral cavity |
Abdominopelvic Cavity |
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What separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominopelvic cavity ? |
Diaphragm |
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How many quadrants is the abdominopelvic cavity |
Four quadrants (RUQ, RLQ, LUQ, LLQ) |
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How many regions are in the abdominopelvic cavity |
Nine regions |
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What are the names of the upper abdominopelvic regions? |
Right hypochondriac, Left hypochondriac, and Epigastric regions |
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Where in the body does the upper abdominopelvic region end? |
Ninth rib cartilage |
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What are the names of the middle abdominopelvic regions |
Right Lumbar, Left Lumbar, and Umbilical |
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What are the names of the lower abdominopelvic regions |
Right Iliac, Left Iliac, Inguinal |
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Where does the middle abdominopelvic region start and end |
Starts at the ninth rib cartilage and ends at the beginning of the hip bones |
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Where does the lower abdominopelvic region start and end |
Starts at the top of the hip bone |
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What is housed in the mediastinum |
Heart, Trachea, Esophagus, Thymus and the blood vessels |
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What is located in the abdominal cavity |
Liver, Gallbladder, stomach, spleen, pancreas, small intestine, and parts of the large intestine |
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What organs are located ms in the pelvic cavity |
Lower sigmoid colon, rectum, urinary bladder and reproductive organs |
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What is another name for your pubic region |
Hypogastric region |
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Where does the term autopsy derive from? |
Auto - self, opsis - view |
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What are the 2 major portions that the body is subdivided into |
Axial and Appendicular |
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What does the axis portion of the body consist of |
Head, neck, torso or trunk |
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What are the appendicular portions of the body consisted of |
Upper and Lower extremities |
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What is atrophy? |
The degenerative process The body can waste away from lack of movement (muscles) |
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What is homeostasis |
The state of balance in the body |
