GROSS ANATOMY

GROSS ANATOMY

BODY CAVITIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which body cavity ranges from the diaphragm to the top of the pelvic girdle?
A
abdominal
B
pelvic
C
thoracic
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Pelvis. The abdominal and pelvic cavities are bounded by the respiratory diaphragm cranially (superiorly), the inferior ribs and bony pelvis laterally, and the pelvic diaphragm caudally (inferiorly) (Figure 4.12E, F).

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Your abdominopelvic cavity is between your diaphragm and your pelvic floor. It includes your abdominal cavity and pelvic cavity. Your parietal peritoneum lines the walls of this cavity.

Detailed explanation-4: -The abdominopelvic cavity is a body cavity that consists of the abdominal cavity and the pelvic cavity. The upper portion is the abdominal cavity, and it contains the stomach, liver, pancreas, spleen, gallbladder, kidneys, small intestine, and most of the large intestine.

Detailed explanation-5: -Thoracic cavity–the space occupied by the ventral internal organs superior to the diaphragm.

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