Cavities and Quadrants Flashcards
Cranial cavity
Houses the brain
Spinal ( vertebral) cavity
Bony cavity formed by the vertebra of the spine that houses and protects the spinal cord
Dorsal body cavity
Holds the cranial and spinal (vertebral) cavities
Ventral body cavity
Holds the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavity
Thoracic cavity
-2 lungs (pleural cavity)
-heart, bronchi, esophagus, thymus (mediastinum)
- heart (pericardial cavity)
Abdominopelvic cavity
- liver, spleen, intestines, kidney, stomach (abdominal cavity)
- intestines, bladder, reproductive organs (pelvic cavity)
Abdominopelvic quadrants
Imaginary lines interacting the umbiculus (belly button)
used to describe the location of structures within the abdominopelvic cavity
Quadrants
Right upper quadrant
Right lower quadrant
Left upper quadrant
Left lower quadrant
Right upper quadrant (RUQ)
Liver, right kidney, gallbladder
Right lower quadrant (RLQ)
Right ovary, appendix
Left upper quadrant (LUQ)
Left kidney, stomach, pancreas
Left lower quadrant (LLQ)
Left ovary
