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Is the lungs and the heart are located superior to the abdominal organs?
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∙ 11y ago
Yes, the heart and lungs are superior to the organs of the abdomen in that they are located above those organs.
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In which body cavity is the heart and appendix located in?
Heart is located in the thoracic cavity and the appendix is in the abdominal cavity.
Returns blood to the right atrium of the heart?
Either through the Superior Vena Cava located at the superior aspect of the heart, through the Coronary Sinus located at the inferior aspect of the heart, or through the Inferior Vena Cava located at the inferior aspect of the heart. All of these drain into the right atrium.
Is the heart posterior to the liver?
Not in humans. It's a bit further down than the heart is.
Fluid from heart failure first appears in what organ in the abdomen?
In the abdomen, the liver swells first, then it and other abdominal organs start to leak.
Is the apex of he heart superior or inferior to the rest of the heart?
The apex of the heart is inferior to the rest of the heart. The base is superior to the rest of the heart.
Is the brain superior to the heart?
Since the brain is located above the heart, it is superior to the heart.
What is on the left side of a womens body?
heart and spleen and abdominal organs
What are the organs found in the pericardial cavity?
The heart as well as the sections of the heart such as the Left and Right Pulmonary Arteries, the Left and Right Pulmonary Veins, the Superior Vena Cava, and the Thymus gland.
What serous membrane covers the surface of the abdominal organs?
Viscera denotes the organs in the body cavities. (The heart confined in the Pericardial cavity, the lungs in the Pleural cavity, and the abdominal organs in the Peritoneal cavity). Visceral membrane (visceral serosa) covers those organs.
What structures are located in the abdominal cavity?
The stomach, liver, gallbladder, spleen and most of the intestines are located in the abdominal cavity.
What is an abdominocardiac reflex?
An abdominocardiac reflex is a fluctuation in the rhythm of the heart, associated with mechanical stimulus of the abdominal organs.
In which body cavity is the heart and appendix located in?
Heart is located in the thoracic cavity and the appendix is in the abdominal cavity.
Is the atria of the heart located superiorly?
Yes, the atria are the superior chambers of the heart.
Returns blood to the right atrium of the heart?
Either through the Superior Vena Cava located at the superior aspect of the heart, through the Coronary Sinus located at the inferior aspect of the heart, or through the Inferior Vena Cava located at the inferior aspect of the heart. All of these drain into the right atrium.
Where is your abdomen area?
Your "belly". It is known as the abdomen as your abdominal muscles are located there. I would say stomach but the stomach is actually up and to the left of the abdominal area. It lies in front of your intestines.
What does a superior aorta do?
The Superior Aorta Is A Vein, Also Known As The Superior Vena Cavae Which Allows Dirty, De- Oxygenated Blood To Enter The Heart That Has Passed Through Other Organs.
What cavity contains the lungs and what structure divides it from the abdominal cavity?
The lungs and heart are found in the thoracic cavity and that cavity is superior to the diaphragm.
