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Abdominopelvic cavity

Cavitas abdominopelvica

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System
Visceral systems
Regions
Trunk, Abdomen
Abdominopelvic cavity (Cavitas abdominopelvica) highlighted in a 3D model of the human body
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The abdominopelvic cavity is a body cavity that consists of the abdominal cavity and the pelvic cavity.

It contains the stomach, liver, pancreas, spleen, gallbladder, kidneys, and most of the small and large intestines.

It also contains the urinary bladder and internal reproductive organs.

The abdominal pelvic cavity is a little pocket sac that lies way low in the base of the abdominal pelvis cavity.

There's no membrane that separates out the abdominal cavity from the pelvic cavity so it is sometimes referred to as the abdominal pelvis or the peritoneal cavity.

There are many diseases and disorders associated with the organs of the abdominopelvic cavity. The stomach sits on the left side, which is attached to the esophagus tube.

Food comes through the esophagus, goes behind all of the other organs in the thoracic cavity then comes out through the esophagus and opens up into the stomach.

The stomach is more of a mashing and acidic environment which begins the major processes of digestion.

The food particles must be broken down before entering the small intestine.

The stomach can be affected by a few types of diseases.

Helicobacter pylorus, previously known as Campylobacter pylori, is a Gram-negative, microaerophilic bacterium infection usually found in the stomach.

The article called “Gastric Campylobacter-like organisms, gastritis, and peptic ulcer disease” states that Campylobacter pylori infection is “known to be the most common and important cause of gastritis, and C. pylori infections have been associated with duodenal ulcer, gastric ulcer, nonulcer dyspepsia, and gastric cancer” (Graham 1).

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Names

Latin
Cavitas abdominopelvica
English
Abdominopelvic cavity
French
Cavité abdominopelvienne
Spanish
Cavidad abdominopélvica
Portuguese
Cavidade abdominopélvica