Abdomen Wk 1 book

A cavity containing dead tissue and pus that forms owing to an infectious process

(a)  

An accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity

(a)  

Redness of the skin owing to inflammation

(a)  

Fibrous structure that runs down the midline of the abdomen from the xiphoid process to the symphis pubis separating the right and left rectus abdomens muscles

(a)  

Rhythmic wavelike contraction of gastrointestinal tract that forces food through it

(a)  

Collapsed lung that occurs when air leaks into the space between the chest wall and lung

(a)  

The (a)   cavity is completely encased in bone and is subdivided into the cranial and spinal cavity

The (a)   abdominal wall is often described as a single unit

Extends from thoracic cage to the pelvis

(a)  

Bound by cartilages of the 7th to 10th ribs and the xiphoid process superiorly

(a)