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Question:
What are the sections of the thoracic cavity? What organs are in each section?
Answer:
The thoracic cavity can be divided into the mediastinum and two pleural
cavities.
The mediastinum contains the heart, esophagus, trachea, aorta, and thymus
gland. Each pleural cavity contains one lung
, Question:
What two sections make up the abdominopelvic cavity? What is the name of
the covering for the cavity? What are the organs that are found in this cavity?
Answer:
The abdominopelvic cavity can be divided into the abdominal and pelvic
sections. The covering for this cavity is called the peritoneum. The abdominal
cavity contains the stomach, liver, gallbladder, spleen, pancreas, small
intestine, and most of the large intestine. The pelvic cavity contains the
urinary bladder, ureters, urethra, and the last section of the large intestine in
both sexes. The pelvic cavity also contains the reproductive organs. In
females, these are the vagina, uterus, ovaries, and fallopian tubes. In males,
these are the prostate gland, seminal vesicles, bulbourethral gland, and the
vas deferens
Question:
What are the four regions of the abdominopelvic cavity?
Answer:
right-upper quadrant (RUQ)
left-upper quadrant (LUQ)
right-lower quadrant (RLQ)
left-lower quadrant (LLQ)