HUMAN BODY IN HEALTH AND DISEASE UPDATED EXAM SCRIPT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+

HUMAN BODY IN HEALTH AND DISEASE UPDATED EXAM
SCRIPT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Major Body Cavities - ✔✔Dorsal cavity, Cranial cavity, Spinal cavity, Ventral cavity,
Thoracic Cavity, Abdominal Cavity

✔✔Dorsal Cavity - ✔✔-located along the back of the body and head
-contains organs of nervous system
-divided into two portions

✔✔Cranial Cavity - ✔✔-located within the skull, surrounds and protects the brain

✔✔Spinal Cavity - ✔✔-Located within the spinal column; surrounds and protects the
spinal cord

✔✔Ventral cavity - ✔✔-Located along the front of the body
-Contains body organs that sustain homeostasis

✔✔The Ventral Cavity is divided into - ✔✔Thoracic Cavity, Abdominal Cavity

✔✔Thoracic Cavity - ✔✔surrounds and protects heart/lungs

✔✔Abdominal Cavity - ✔✔Contains major organs of digestion

✔✔Quadrants of the Abdomen - ✔✔Right upper quadrant (RUQ)
Left upper quadrant (LUQ)
Right lower quadrant (RLQ)
Left lower qudrant (LLQ)

✔✔Peritoneum - ✔✔-Multilayered membrane
-Protects and holds the organs in place within the abdominal cavity

✔✔Parietal Peritoneum (OUTSIDE) - ✔✔-Outer layer, lines the interior of abdominal
wall

✔✔Mesentery (MIDDLE) - ✔✔-Double layer, attaches parts of intestine to interior
abdominal wall

✔✔Visceral Peritoneum - ✔✔Inner Layer; surround organs of abdominal cavity (on the
inside, up against in the organ)

✔✔Regions of the thorax and abdomen: - ✔✔comprise a descriptive system that divides
the abdomen and lower portion of the thorax into nine parts