Multiple Choice
The ventral body cavity is subdivided into which of the following sets of cavities?
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Which ventral cavity subdivision has no bony protection?
a. Thoracic cavity
b. Abdominal cavity
c. Pelvic cavity
Relate each of the following conditions or statements to either the dorsal body cavity or the ventral body cavity.
a. Surrounded by the bony skull and the vertebral column
b. Includes the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities
c. Contains the brain and spinal cord
d. Contains the heart, lungs, and digestive organs
A man is behaving abnormally, and his physician suspects that he has a brain tumor. Which of the following medical imaging techniques would best localize the tumor in the man’s brain (and why)?
Conventional X-ray
DSA
PET
Ultrasound
MRI