Anatomy Layering and Sectional Anatomy Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• diaphragm : large muscle that assists inspiration and divides the ventral cavity into upper thoracic and lower peritoneal cavities
• mesentery : double folds of peritoneum that connect intraperitoneal body structures to the cavity wall
• omentum : a double layer of peritoneum that extends from the stomach to adjacent abdominal organs. two parts: greater and lesser
• pelvis : part of the axial skeleton which links the lower extremities to the rest of the body through the lumbosacral spine.
• subhepatic spaces : classified and right/left because they are located posterior to the right/left lobes of the liver. this right space includes morison pouch (the space between the superior pole of the right kidney and posterior aspect of the right lobe of the liver). this left space includes the lesser sac.
• subphrenic spaces : classified as right/left because they are located on each side of the falciform ligament. these spaces lie between the diaphragm and the anterior portion of the right and left lobes of the liver
• paracolic gutters : the right is located between the right lateral abdominal wall and the ascending colon. the left is between the left lateral abdominal wall and the descending colon.
• pouch of douglas : the most posterior and dependent portion of the peritoneal sac. located between the urinary bladder and rectum in the male and the rectouterine pouch in the female
• vesicouterine pouch : space located between the anterior wall of the uterus and the urinary bladder. this space does not exist in a male.
• liver : anterior to the pancreas, gallbladder and biliary tract, portal venous system, aorta, ivc, and kidneys. descriptively divided into right and left lobes.
• gallbladder : intraperitoneal. descriptive divisions are the neck, body, and fundus
• pancreas : anterior to the portal venous system, common bile duct, and ivc. retroperitoneal. horizontal oblique orientation. descriptively composed of a head, uncinate process, neck, body, and tail.
• kidneys : bilateral; vertical oblique orientation. directly anterior to the quadratus lumborum and psoas major muscles.
• uterus : an organ of the female pelvis. descriptively divided into the fundus, body, and cervix.