BSC 215 Chapter Notes - Chapter page 8-23: Abdominopelvic Cavity, Pleural Cavity, Serous Membrane

• School: University of Alabama
• Department: Biological Sciences
• Course: BSC 215
• Professor: Jason Pienaar

Document Summary

Regional terms: axial region: includes the head, neck, and trunk, appendicular region: includes upper and lower limbs. Cavity: any fluid-filled space within the body, protect internal organs and allow them to move and expand as necessary. Ventral body cavity: largely located on the anterior (ventral) side of cavity (two main cavities that are separated by diaphragm-functions in breathing: thoracic cavity: superior to diaphragm, abdominopelvic cavity: inferior to diaphragm, encompasses abdomen and pelvis. Abdominopelvic cavity: abdominal cavity: from diaphragm to bony pelvis, contains some of the organs from digestive, lymphatic, and urinary systems, pelvic cavity: area within bony pelvis. Divide abdominopelvic cavity into four quadrants: right upper quadrant, left upper quadrant, right lower quadrant, lower left quadrant. 9 regions of abdominopelvic cavity: right and left hypochondriac: lie below the cartilage, epigastric: lies over the stomach, right and left lumbar, umbilical region, right/left iliac or inguinal, hypogastric: lies below the stomach. Serous fluid: watery, slippery liquid that lubricates organs.