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ANATOMY FOR NURSES 



[Chap. II 



c. Abdoiniiial cui'ity. — The ubdomiiuil cavity contuiii.s the stom- 

 ach, Hver, gall-bladder, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, small and large 

 intestines, etc. 



/. Pelvic cavity. — The pelvic cavity is that portion of the ab- 

 domen lying below an imaginary line drawn across the prominent 

 crests of the hip bones. It is more completely bounded by bony 

 walls than the rest of the abdominal cavity. It contains the blad- 

 der, rectum, and some of the generative organs. 



The limbs, or extremities, ui)per and lower, are in pairs, and 

 bear a rough resemblance to one another, the shape of the bones, 

 and the disposition of the muscles in the thigh and arm, leg and 

 forearm, ankle and wrist, foot and hand, being very similar. 

 There is, however, a marked difference between the mobility 

 of the upper and the lower limbs. The shoulder is freely 

 movable, not so the hip. 



SUMMARY 



IP- I "■ Cranial cavity — Brain. 



I h. Spinal canal — Spinal cord. 

 r Eye. 

 Optic nerve. 

 Muscles of tlic eyeball. 

 Lacrimal apparatus. 

 Structures forming the 

 nose. 



I Tongue. 

 Teeth. 

 Salivary glands. 



, ^, . f Esophagus — Trachea. 



(I. Thoracic K ' ^., , 



< J.ungs — Heart. 



[ Iil(jod-vessels. 



The Diaphragm nuiscle separates the 



thoracic and al)doininal cavities. 



Stomach — Spleen — 



Pancreas. 



Liver — Gall-bladder. 



Kidneys — Large and 



small intestines. 



Bladder — Rectum. 



Some of the generative 



I organs. 



HUMAN 

 BODY 



Ventral Cavity 



(I. Orbital cavity 



b. Nasal cavity | 



Abdominal 

 cavity 



/. Pelvic cavity 



