THORAX ABDOMEN AND PELVIS

MEDICAL

PELVIS CAVITY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
contains both the abdominal and pelvic cavities
A
mediastinum
B
abdominopelvic
C
abdominal
D
pelvic
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The pelvic cavity is a funnel-shaped space surrounded by pelvic bones and it contains organs, such as the urinary bladder, rectum, and pelvic genitals, to name a few. The pelvic cavity and the abdominal cavity together form the larger abdominopelvic cavity.

Detailed explanation-3: -In order to facilitate description, it is artificially divided into two parts: an upper and larger part, the abdomen proper (abdominale cavity); and a lower and smaller part, the pelvis (pelvic cavity).

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