BIOD103 / BIOD 103 Module 2:
(Latest Update 2025 / 2026) Medical Terminology | Questions & Answers | Grade A 100% Correct - Portage Learning
Question:
What are the sections of the thoracic cavity? What organs are in each section?
Answer:
The thoracic cavity can be divided into the mediastinum and two pleural cavities.
The mediastinum contains the heart, esophagus, trachea, aorta, and thymus gland. Each pleural cavity contains one lung
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Question:
What two sections make up the abdominopelvic cavity? What is the name of the covering for the cavity? What are the organs that are found in this cavity?
Answer:
The abdominopelvic cavity can be divided into the abdominal and pelvic sections. The covering for this cavity is called the peritoneum. The abdominal cavity contains the stomach, liver, gallbladder, spleen, pancreas, small intestine, and most of the large intestine. The pelvic cavity contains the urinary bladder, ureters, urethra, and the last section of the large intestine in both sexes. The pelvic cavity also contains the reproductive organs. In females, these are the vagina, uterus, ovaries, and fallopian tubes. In males, these are the prostate gland, seminal vesicles, bulbourethral gland, and the vas deferens
Question:
What are the four regions of the abdominopelvic cavity?
Answer:
right-upper quadrant (RUQ)
left-upper quadrant (LUQ)
right-lower quadrant (RLQ)
left-lower quadrant (LLQ)
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