Which body cavity would be opened when removing a brain tumor?
Which body cavity would be opened when removing a brain tumor?
Which body cavity would be opened when removing a brain tumor?
40 Cards in this Set
| Body cavity(ies) in which you would remove the uterus or womb | Ventral-pelvic |
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| Body cavity(ies) in which you would perform heart surgery | Ventral-thoracic |
| Body cavity(ies) in which you would remove a serious brain tumor | Dorsal-cranial |
| Body cavity(ies) in which you would remove a “hot” appendix | Ventral-pelivc |
Which body cavity would have to be opened for the removal of the uterus?
The uterus is located in the pelvic cavity which houses the reproductive organs, bladder and anus. Thus, the pelvic cavity would be opened to allow access for a hysterectomy.
Which body cavity would have to be opened for the surgery to remove a cancerous lung lobe?
chest cavity
The surgeon gets access to the chest cavity through the exposed ribs to remove the lobe. In some cases, a video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is used to do a lobectomy.
Which organ system is not part of any of the body cavities?
Exercise 20- Body Cavities
| front 13 Which body cavity would have to be opened for the following type of surgery or procedure: Delivery of pre-operative “saddle” anesthesia | back 13 Vertebral, dorsal |
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| front 14 Which organ system would not be represented in any of the body cavities? | back 14 Skin |
Which organ system would not be represented in any of the cavities?
The body system that would not be represented in any body cavity is option (c), the skeletal system.
What body cavity provides the least protection?
abdominal cavity
The abdominal cavity provides the least protection to its structures. The cranial cavity protects the brain inside the skull, while the spinal cord…
Do all organs lie within a body cavity?
The abdominal cavity is where the majority of the body’s organs lie. The other division of the thoracic cavity is the mediastinum. This cavity surrounds the heart and associated veins and arteries. The heart is further protected by another layer of mesoderm which forms the pericardial cavity.
Which body cavities afford the most protection to their internal structures?
The dorsal (posterior) cavity and the ventral (anterior) cavity are the largest body compartments (Figure 4). These cavities contain and protect delicate internal organs, and the ventral cavity allows for significant changes in the size and shape of the organs as they perform their functions.