Body regions Structurally Distinguish able Structures • Head • Neck • Trunk • Upper Appendages • Lower Appendages
Jan 03, 2016
Body regions
Structurally Distinguishable Structures
• Head • Neck• Trunk• Upper
Appendages• Lower
Appendages
Head
•Face•Cranium
Neck
•Anterior neck
•Posterior neck
Trunk
•Thorax•Abdomen•Pelvis•Back
Upper Appendages• Shoulder• Axilla• Brachium• Elbow• Antebrachium• Carpus• Manus• Palms• Digits
Lower Appendages
• Gluteus• Femorus• Knee• Crus• Tarsus• Pes• Sole• Digits
Body Cavities
•Spaces which contain organs
•Dorsal•Ventral
Dorsal
• Located posterior
1. cranial cavity
2. vertebral canal
Ventral
• Located anterior
1.Thoracic cavity2.
Abdominopelvic
Thoracic Cavity• Between rib cage and
vertebral column. There are 2 pleural cavities around lungs and 1 pericardial cavity around heart. The thoracic cavity includes heart, thymus, lungs, trachea, esophagus and major vessels of the heart
Abdominopelvic Cavity
• Abdominal cavity has stomach, small intestines, liver, pancreas, spleen and most of the large intestines. The pelvic cavity has the urinary bladder, rest of large intestines and internal reproductive organs.
* The diaphragm separates the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities. It is a muscle.
Questions 60-91
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