The curve is known as the aortic arch. The entire aorta stretches from the thoracic cavity to the abdomen. All of the blood flow leaving the left ventricle flows through some or all of the aorta. The ...
A ruptured spleen refers to bleeding into the abdominal cavity from a torn or lacerated spleen. Most spleen damage is due to traumatic injury, but it can occur spontaneously if the spleen is inflamed ...
who capture images of the abdominal cavity as well as nearby organs like the kidney, liver and pancreas; and breast sonographers, who capture images of breast tissue that could confirm the ...
A peritoneovenous shunt is a surgically inserted tube that connects the peritoneal cavity to the superior vena cava along subcutaneous tissue, allowing one-way passage of ascitic fluid from the ...