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Thoracic cavity - -below neck to above diaphragm
- peritoneal cavity - -space between two membranes that line abd. cavity,
separate organs from wall
- RUQ - -liver, gallbladder, stomach, vessels
- LUQ - -stomach, spleen, pancreas
- RLQ - -appendix
- LLQ - -intestines
- axial skeleton - -skull, spinal column, sternum, ribs
- appendicular skeleton - -extremities, shoulder girdle, pelvic girdle
- cranium - -8 bones, frontal, 2 parietal, 2 temporal, occipital, sphenoid,
ethmoid
- face bones - -14, orbits, nasal bones, maxilla, mandible, zygomatic
- spine - -32-33 vertebrae, 7 C, 12 T, 5 L, 5 fused (sacrum), 3-4 fused
(coccyx)
- atlas - -1st cervical, supports skull
- axis - -second cervical
- sacral - -connected to pelvis, attaches axial to appendicular
- spinal cord - -16-18 inches, stops at 2nd lumbar
- chest - -12 thoracic, 12 pairs of ribs, sternum
- ribs - -1-10 attach to sternum in front, 1-7 true, 8-10 false, attached to
7th, 11/12 floating
- sternum - -manubrium connects clavicle, xiphoid process, body
, - radius - -thumb side bone, smaller than ulna
- tibia - -shin bone, longer than fibula
- tendons - -attach muscle to bone, cross over joints to stabilize
- ligaments - -bone to bone or cartilage attachments
- upper airway - -outside of chest, pharynx/ larynx
- lower airway - -trachea/ lungs
- pharynx - -used in digestive/ respiratory
nasopharynx behind nasal cavity
oropharynx opens into mouth, food and air
laryngopharynx lower throat, surrounds esophagus and larynx, food and air'
- larynx - -connects pharynx with trachea, voice production, 9 cartilages
- epiglottis - -covers trachea when eating
- cricoid - -lowest larynx cartilage, complete ring
- trachea - -front of neck, always open, c shaped cartilages (open part faces
esophagus), branches into left/ right tubes, right tube
shorter/wider/straighter
- apex of lung - -above first rib
- mediasinum - -between lungs, heart blood vessels esoph trachea nerves
- right lung - -3 lobes, shorter bc liver pushes diaphragm
- left lung - -2 lobes, notch for heart
- pleural fluid - -separate lungs from chest wall
- pleurae - -enclose each lung, parietal (outer) membrane and visceral
(inner) membrane
- inhale - -diaphragm/ IC contract chest enlarged pressure in lungs low
- atria - -upper heart chambers
- ventricles - -lower larger thicker heart chambers, pump blood
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