Abdomen Wk 1 book

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

An accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity

Redness of the skin owing to inflammation

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

Rhythmic wavelike contraction of gastrointestinal tract that forces food through it

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

The __ cavity is completely encased in bone and is subdivided into the cranial and spinal cavity

The ___ abdominal wall is often described as a single unit

Extends from thoracic cage to the pelvis

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