Body Cavities and Organs
This cavity houses the brain
What is the cranial cavity?
This region is located directly below the stomach
What is the umbilical region?
This section of the back is located at the very bottom, just above the buttocks.
What is the sacral region?
This cavity contains the lungs, heart, esophagus, and trachea.
What is the thoracic cavity?
The liver is primarily located in this abdominal quadrant.
What is the right upper quadrant (RUQ)?
The cervical region of the back comprises this many vertebrae.
What is 7?
These organs are found in the abdominal cavity.
What are the stomach, liver, gallbladder, spleen, pancreas, small intestine, and large intestines?)
This term describes the abdominal region that is superior to the umbilical region and central in location.
What is the epigastric region?
This area of the back is associated with the chest and houses the thoracic vertebrae.
What is the thoracic region?
This cavity contains both the terminal end of the large intestine and the urinary bladder.
What is the pelvic cavity?
Identify the region that houses the appendix, located lower right of the abdomen.
What is the right inguinal region or right lower quadrant (RLQ)?
This part of the back is often referred to as the lower back.
What is the lumbar region?
This body cavity is encased by the vertebral column and contains nerve tissues.
What is the spinal cavity?
This abdominal region is lateral and just above the inguinal regions, named for its position relative to the lumbar vertebrae.
What are the left and right lumbar regions?
The smallest and lowest division of the back, named for a bird's beak.
What is the coccygeal region?