Chapter 2 Body Cavities & Abdominal Quadrants and more

Thoracic Cavity

Heart

Lungs

Blood vessels

Abdominal Cavity

Stomach

Liver

Gallbladder

Spleen

Pancreas

Intestines

Pelvic Cavity

Urinary Organs

Reproductive Organs

Large Intestines

Midline Cavity

Aorta

Bladder

Spine

Pancreas

Small intestines

Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ)

Liver

Colon

Gallbladder

Pancreas

Right kidney

Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ)

Liver

Spleen

Pancreas

Stomach

Colon

Left kidney

Right Lower Quadrant (RLQ)

Colon

Ureter

Appendix

Small intestines

Major artery and veins in right leg

Left Lower Quadrant( LLQ )

Colon

Ureter

Small intestines

Major artery and veins in left leg

DORSAL CAVITY

Back of the body

CRANIAL CAVITY

houses the brain

SPINAL CAVITY

contains the spinal cord

SUPINE POSITION

laying on your back

PRONE POSITION

laying on your stomach

FOWLER’S POSITION

sitting in bed with the head of the bed elevated 45-60 degrees

Used for patients with respiratory issues or to facilitate breathing.

TRENDELENBURG POSITION

the head of the bed is lower than the patients feet, promoting increased blood flow to the brain.

SUPERFICAL

toward or at the body’s surface

DEEP

away from the body surface

LATERAL

LOCATED AWAY FROM THE MIDLINE OF BODY

MEDIAL

MIDDLE OR MIDLINE OF THE BODY

ANTERIOR (VENTRAL)

FRONT OF THE BODY

POSTERIOR (DORSAL)

BACK OF THE BODY

SUPERIOR

TOWARD THE HEAD

INFERIOR

TOWARD THE FEET

PROXIMAL

NEAR POINT OF REFERENCE

DISTAL

AWAY FROM POINT OF REFERENCE

X-RAY

LOOKS AT BONES (BASIC IMAGES)

CT SCAN

LOOKS AT ORGANS, BONES, AND BLOOD VESSELS

( MORE DETAILED VERSION OF X-RAY)

MRI

LOOKS AT SOFT TISSUE

(LIKE THE BRAIN AND MUSCLES)

CERVICAL Vertebrae

7 Vertebrae

THORACIC VERTEBRAE

12 Vertebrae

LUMBAR VERTEBRAE

5 Vertebrae

SACRAL VERTEBRAE

5 Fused Vertebrae

WHAT IS A HERNIA ?

A TEAR IN THE MUSCLE WALL

HYPERGLYCEMIA

HIGH BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS

HYPERTENSION

HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE