Question

now test your understanding of the body cavities by completing the exercise below. match the body cavities that would have to be opened during the listed surgical procedure (more than once choice may apply). a. abdominopelvic b. thoracic c. vertebral cavity d. pleural cavity e. cranial f. pericardial removal of a diseased lobe of lung removal of a brain tumor operation on the liver triple bypass surgery of the heart removal of a segment of the large intestine

Explanation:

The abdominal - pelvic cavity would be opened for removal of a segment of the large intestine. The thoracic cavity would be opened for triple bypass surgery of the heart and for removal of a diseased lobe of lung. The cranial cavity would be opened for removal of a brain tumor. The liver operation may involve the abdominal - pelvic cavity. The vertebral cavity is not typically opened for these surgeries and the pericardial cavity is mainly related to heart - specific procedures in a more limited way compared to the thoracic cavity for heart surgeries.

Answer:

Removal of a segment of the large intestine: a. abdominopelvic
Triple bypass surgery of the heart: b. thoracic
Operation on the liver: a. abdominopelvic
Removal of a brain tumor: e. cranial
Removal of a diseased lobe of lung: b. thoracic