Body Regions & Membranes Mrs. Donohue

1. What are the 5 major body regions? head Chest (thoracic) Abdomen Upper exremities Lower extermities

A. The facial and cranial region make up the: head

B. The cervical region makes up what region? Neck Cervical collar

C. Another name for chest? Thoracic area thorax

D. What is in the chest? Heart Lungs Axillary area (arm pits)

E. When looking at a person’s abdomen, what do you see? Navel Belly button

2. How many major body cavities are there? 4 What are their names? Cranial Thoracic Abdominal Pelvic (abdominopelvic)

2. What is in the major body cavities?

2A. 2 names of pelvic region and their function Pubic (external genitalia) Perineum (anal opening)

2B. Three areas on the backside of the abdomen Lumbar (lower back) Sacral (where spinal column ends) Coccyx-gluteal (buttocks)

2C. 4 parts of the upper limb Shoulder Brachium (shoulder to elbow-humerus) Antebrachium (elbow to hand-ulna & radius) Manus (hand) Antecubital fossa (where blood is drawn)

2D. 5 parts of lower limb Hip (pelvis) Thigh (femur) Knee (patella) Shin (tibia & fibula) Foot (pes)

1. What types of tissues are in body membranes? Epithelial connective

2. Function of body membranes? Protection support

3. What are visceral organs? Organs inside the trunk (neck to pelvis)

4. Where are the pleural, pericardial,and peritoneal membranes located? Pleural – lung Pericardial – heart Peritoneal - abdomen

5. How are the membranes anatomically similar? 2 membranes protecting organ with fluid in between Parietal – outside membrane Visceral – inside – close to organ

6. What is pericarditis? Viral or bacterial infection *tell by type of white blood cells *fluid build-up between parietal and visceral layer of heart *pain in heart area

7. Why do we care about the nine regions of the abdominopelvic cavity? *To help in diagnosing an ailment by location