GROSS ANATOMY

GROSS ANATOMY

ANATOMY TERMINOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The stomach is in the ____ body cavity
A
supine
B
thoracic
C
abdominal
D
pelvic
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -abdomen, in human anatomy, the body cavity lying between the chest or thorax above and the pelvis below and from the spine in the back to the wall of abdominal muscles in the front. The diaphragm is its upper boundary. There is no wall or clear-cut boundary between it and the pelvis.

Detailed explanation-2: -The abdomen contains many vital organs: the stomach, the small intestine (jejunum and ileum), the large intestine (colon), the liver, the spleen, the gallbladder, the pancreas, the uterus, the fallopian tubes, the ovaries, the kidneys, the ureters, the bladder, and many blood vessels (arteries and veins).

Detailed explanation-3: -Four Abdominal Quadrants The Right Upper Quadrant, or RUQ. The Right Lower Quadrant, or RLQ. The Left Upper Quadrant, or LUQ. and the Left Lower Quadrant, or the LLQ.

Detailed explanation-4: -The diaphragm is a thin dome-shaped muscle which separates the thoracic cavity (lungs and heart) from the abdominal cavity (intestines, stomach, liver, etc.).

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