GROSS ANATOMY

GROSS ANATOMY

BODY CAVITIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Stomach is found in ____ cavity.
A
dorsal
B
pleural
C
thoracic
D
ventral
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The ventral cavity is at the anterior, or front, of the trunk. Organs contained within this body cavity include the lungs, heart, stomach, intestines, and reproductive organs.

Detailed explanation-2: -The terms dorsal and ventral are also often used to describe the relative location of a body part. For example, the stomach is ventral to the spinal cord, which means that the stomach is located in front of the spinal cord.

Detailed explanation-3: -abdominal cavity, largest hollow space of the body. Its upper boundary is the diaphragm, a sheet of muscle and connective tissue that separates it from the chest cavity; its lower boundary is the upper plane of the pelvic cavity. Vertically it is enclosed by the vertebral column and the abdominal and other muscles.

Detailed explanation-4: -The stomach is located in the dorsal cavity. A body cavity must be open to the outside world. The vertebral column surrounds the spinal cavity.

Detailed explanation-5: -The ventral body cavity is a human body cavity that is in the anterior (front) aspect of the human body. It is made up of the thoracic cavity, and the abdominopelvic cavity. The abdominopelvic cavity is further divided into the abdominal cavity and pelvic cavity, but there is no physical barrier between the two.

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