THORAX ABDOMEN AND PELVIS

MEDICAL

PELVIS CAVITY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Thoracic Cavity is ____ to the Abdominal cavity
A
Superior
B
Medial
C
Lateral
D
Inferior
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The thoracic cavity is Superior to the abdominopelvic cavity. The term superior means above or on top of. The thoracic cavity represents the chest while the abdominopelvic cavity represents the stomach and pelvic region.

Detailed explanation-2: -thoracic cavity, also called chest cavity, the second largest hollow space of the body. It is enclosed by the ribs, the vertebral column, and the sternum, or breastbone, and is separated from the abdominal cavity (the body’s largest hollow space) by a muscular and membranous partition, the diaphragm.

Detailed explanation-3: -Abdominal cavity–the space occupied by the ventral internal organs inferior to the diaphragm and superior to the pelvic cavity.

Detailed explanation-4: -The thorax and abdomen are both part of the body’s trunk. A correct statement would be that the abdominal region is inferior to the the thoracic region. This statement means that the abdominal region is located below the thoracic region, which is true.

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