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Biology 1005 Exam 1
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| fluid-filled body cavities formed by thin sheets of tissue | Serous membrane |
| thin,watery fluid that lubricates organs, to move within the cavity with little friction | Serous fluid |
| Which side does the thoracic cavity, abdominal cavity and pelvic cavity appear on? | Anterior (ventral) side |
| Which side does the cranial cavity and vertebral cavity appear on? | Posterior (dorsal) side |
| What does the pleural cavity surround? | The lungs |
| Where is the Mediastinum? | In between the lungs in the thoracic cavity |
| What does the Mediastinum contain? | The heart, esophagus, trachea, and thymus gland. |
| What muscle separates the thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity? | Diaphragm |
| What cavity is superior to the muscle diaphragm? | Thoracic Cavity |
| What pleural cavities are located between 2 layers of serous membrane? | Pleural Membranes |
| What is attached to the body wall? | Parietal Pleurae |
| What is the cavity between the pleural cavities? | Mediastinum |
| Where is the abdominal cavity located? | Extends from diaphragm to the top of the pelvis |
| What organs are included in the abdominal cavity? | Stomach, Kindeys, Small Intestines, Most of the large intestine, Spleen and the Liver. |
| What cavity is enclosed by pelvic bones? | Pelvic cavity |
| What organs are included in the pelvic cavity? | End of the large Intesine, Urinary Bladder, and the internal reproductive organs. |
| What is the 3rd sub cavity of the abdominopelvic cavity called? | Peritoneal cavity |
| What plane divides the body parts into Left and right? | Sagittal Plane |
| what plane divides the human body into EQUAL Left and right parts? | Midsaggital Plane |
| What plane divides the human body into unequal parts? | Parasaggital Plane |
| Which plane divides the body in anterior and posterior? (front and back) | Coronal Plane aka frontal plane |
| Which plane divides the body in to superior and inferior? (up and down) | Transverse Plane aka cross section |
| What are the abdominal quadrants? | RUQ, RLQ, LUQ, LLQ |
| What organs are included in the Right upper quadrant? Any other organs? | Liver, pancreas, gallbladder, duodenum, trannsverse colon. Other organs: right adrenal gland + right kidney |
| What organs are in the right lower quadrant? Any other organs? | Small Intestine, Ascending colon, appendix, and urinary bladder. Other organs: part of the right kidney, right ureter, right ovary and uterine tube (F) and right spermatic cord. |
| What organs are included in the left upper quadrant? Any other organs? | Liver, stomach, spleen, pancreas, transverse colon. Other organs:: left adrenal gland, and left kidney. |
| What organs are included in the left lower quadrant? Any other Organs? | Small Intestine, Descending colon, and urinary bladder. Other organs: Part of left kidney, left ureter, left ovary and uterine tube (f), left spermatic colon and sigmoid colon. |
| What is the centermost abdominal region? | Umbilical region |
| What region is superior to the umbilical region? | Epigastric region |
| What abdominal region is inferior to the umbilical region? | Hypogastric (pubic) region |
| What abdominal region is lateral to hypogastric region? | Iliac (inguinal) regions -- left and right side |
| What abdominal region is lateral to the umbilical region? | Lumbar regions -- left and right |
| What abdominal region is lateral to the epigastric region? | Hypochondriac region |
| What is the level of organization? | Chemical level, cell level, tissue level, organ level, organ system level, and organism level. |