Ch2 Medical Terms

Larynx

Voicebox

Pharynx

Nasal cavity and Throat Connection

Esophagus

Tube from mouth to the stomach, in the thoracic, in the mediastinum

Peritonium

is the lining found in the abdmoinal cavity asa shield

Stomach

In the abdominal and of course breaks down food

Small Intestine

In the abdominal, some in pelvic, where small Nutrients are absorbed

Liver

Filiters the blood, makes bile, process nutrients and is in the abdominal

Large intestine

In the abdominal absorbs water and forms waste

Gall Bladder

In the abdominal and helps to digest fats

Bladder, Ureter Vs Urethra

All in the pelvic, One works for kidney to the bladder and then bladder out.

Uterus and Vagina

In the pelvic

Appendix

Immune function, stores good bacteria, lower right side of the abdomen

Diaphragm

muscle for breathing, separates thoracic & abdominal cavities

Mediastinum

 central space in thoracic cavity, holds heart, trachea, esophagus, thymus, major vessels

Peritoneum

membrane lining abdominal cavity & organs

Pleura,

Pleural cavity

Spinal cavity

Thoracic cavity

Ventral

membrane around lungs

space between pleura, contains fluid

holds spinal cord, meninges, cerebrospinal fluid

holds heart, lungs, trachea, esophagus, thymus, major vessels

front side of body, contains thoracic & abdominal cavities

Anterior

Deep

Distal

Frontal

 front of the body

 away from the surface of the body

farther from the point of attachment or trunk

divides body into front and back parts