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(9) Body Cavities Flashcards

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Cranial Abdominal Contains:

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• Xiphoid or epigastric region
• Hypochondriac region (L&R)

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Middle abdominal Contains:

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• Umbilical region
• Lateral regions (L&R)

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Caudal abdominal Contains:

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• Pubic region
• Inguinal region (L&R)

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TWO CAVITIES OF THE BODY:

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• Dorsal Cavity
• Ventral Cavity

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What cavity of the body contains cranial cavity and spinal cavity

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Dorsal Cavity

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What cavity of the body contains visceral organs

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Ventral Cavity

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What are the compartments of the body?

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Body cavities

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Body cavities are divided into three:

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• Thoracic cavity
• Abdominal cavity
• Pelvic cavity

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• The space within the thorax containing the thoracic organs, the pleura and pleural cavities, the pericardium and pericardial cavity

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THORACIC CAVITY

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Thoracic cavity bounded laterally by?

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Ribs

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Thoracic cavity bounded ventrally by?

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Sternum

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Thoracic cavity bounded dorsally by?

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Vertebral column

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Thoracic cavity bounded cranially by?

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Thoracic inlet

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Thoracic cavity bounded caudally by?

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Diaphragm

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• The space within the trunk between the diaphragm and the pelvic cavity

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ABDOMINAL CAVITY

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Abdominal cavity bounded cranially by?

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Diaphragm

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Abdominal cavity bounded laterally and ventrally by?

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Muscles of the body wall

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18
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Abdominal cavity bounded dorsally by?

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Lumbar vertebrae

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Abdominal cavity bounded caudally by?

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Pelvic inlet

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• Or the pelvis; it contains the rectum, the anal canal and the pelvic parts of the reproductive and urinary viscera

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PELVIC CAVITY

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PELVIC CAVITY has two parts:

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  • peritoneal part
  • retroperitoneal part
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22
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the cranial portion lined by pouches of the abdominal peritoneum

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Peritoneal part

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the caudal portion not lined by abdominal peritoneum

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Retroperitoneal part

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24
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Pelvic cavity bounded cranially by?

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Abdominal cavity

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Pelvic cavity bounded dorsally by?

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Sacrum

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Pelvic cavity bounded laterally and ventrally by?

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Pelvis

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27
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Pelvic cavity bounded caudally by?

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Perineum

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28
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The thoracic and abdominal cavities are separated by the?

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diaphragm

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29
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The abdominal and pelvic cavities are continuous; their junction is referred to as?

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pelvic inlet

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30
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are all derivatives of the lining of the celomic cavity of the embryo

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serous membranes

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31
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forms a continuous sac that is usually empty except for a small amount of serous (watery) fluid.

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serous membrane

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What are not found inside any of the serous sacs, although most viscera are covered by at least one layer of a serous membrane

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viscera

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No viscera are found inside any of the serous sacs, although most viscera are covered by at least one layer of a?

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serous membrane

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34
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surrounds the organs in the thoracic cavity

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Pleura

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35
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lines the visceral organs in the abdominal and pelvic cavity

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Peritoneum

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36
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adheres to the walls of the ventral cavity

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Parietal serous membranes

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37
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adhere to the organs inside the ventral cavity

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Visceral serous membranes

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38
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What covers the organs?

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Visceral pleura

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39
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The pleura found in the heart is the?

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pericardial pleura or pericardium

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40
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The pleura found on the lungs is the?

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pulmonary pleura

41
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The pleura found on the mediastinum is called the

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mediastinal pleura

42
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What covers the body wall?

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Parietal pleura

43
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The pleura on the ribs is the?

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costal pleura

44
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The pleura on the diaphragm is called the?

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diaphragmatic pleura

45
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small cup-shaped bubbles of pleura at the cranial lung that protrude through the thoracic inlet

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Pleural cupulae

46
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triangular, transparent double fold of pleura between the caudal lobe of the lung and caudal end of hilus

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Pulmonary ligament

47
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double fold of pleura that surrounds the vena cava

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Plica vena cava

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PERITONEUM Divided into:

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• Parietal peritoneum
• Visceral peritoneum
• Connecting peritoneum

49
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a diverticulum of the peritoneum present in both sexes that pass through the inguinal canal. In the male it envelops the testis and structures of the spermatic cord and is referred to as the vaginal tunic

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Vaginal process

50
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Vaginal process – a diverticulum of the peritoneum present in both sexes that pass through the inguinal canal. In the male it envelops the testis and structures of the spermatic cord and is referred to as the?

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vaginal tunic

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A fold of peritoneum the suspends the intestines from the dorsal body wall

52
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double fold of peritoneum that extends from a wall to an organ or between two abdominal organs; ex. Gastrosplenic ligament, hepatoduodenal ligament

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Peritoneal ligament

53
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continuous double fold of peritoneum elaborated from greater curvature of the stomach

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Greater omentum

54
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communicates between omental bursa and peritoneal cavity

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Epiploic foramen

55
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extends between lesser curvtaure of the stomach and liver (papillary process of caudate lobe)

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Lesser omentum

56
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Peritoneal pouches along each side of rectum (paired)

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Pararectal fossae

57
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Peritoneal pouches between rectum and uterus/ductus deferens

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Rectogenital pouch

58
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Peritoneal pouches between the urinary bladder and uterus/ductus deferens

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Vesicogenital pouch

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Their vesicogenital pouch well-developed

60
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Their vesicogenital pouch poorly developed or absent; may blend with rectogenital pouch to form rectovesical
pouch between rectum and bladder.

61
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between pubis and neck of the urinary bladder

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Pubovesical pouch

62
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Their pubovesical pouch intimately related to prostate gland

63
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Their pubovesical pouch smaller or absent

64
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double peritoneal fold

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Broad ligaments of the uterus

65
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three peritoneal folds

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Ligaments of urinary bladder

66
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LAYERS OF BODY WALL AND DIGESTIVE TRACT From outside inward:

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• Epithelium
• Connective tissue layer
• Muscle layer
• Connective tissue layer
• Mesothelium

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( LAYER OF BODY WALL ) epidermis of the skin

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Epithelium

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( LAYER OF BODY WALL ) dermis and fascia of the skin

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Connective tissue layer

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( LAYER OF BODY WALL ) striated or skeletal muscle

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Muscle layer

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( LAYER OF BODY WALL ) retroperitoneal fascia

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Connective tissue layer

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( LAYER OF BODY WALL ) serous membrane or parietal peritoneum

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Mesothelium

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( LAYERS OF THE DIGESTIVE TRACT ) mucus membrane or tunica mucosa

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Epithelium

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( LAYERS OF THE DIGESTIVE TRACT ) tunica submucosa

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Connective tissue layer

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( LAYERS OF THE DIGESTIVE TRACT ) skeletal, smooth or mixed or tunica submucosa

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Muscle layer

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( LAYERS OF THE DIGESTIVE TRACT ) visceral peritoneum

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Mesothelium

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organs associated with body cavity; presence of serous membranes; tunica serosa

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With mesothelium

77
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organs not associated with any body cavity; absence of serous membranes; tunica adventitia

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Without mesothelium

78
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The dome shaped muscle separating the thoracic and abdominal cavities, innervated by phrenic nerve
• Principal muscle of respiration

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THE DIAPHRAGM is a dome shaped muscle separating the thoracic and abdominal cavities, innervated by?

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phrenic nerve

80
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THE DIAPHRAGM Has three major openings:

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The aortic hiatus, the esophageal hiatus, and the caval foramen

81
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THE DIAPHRAGM
- Divided into five parts:

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• Crura or lumbar part
• Costal part
• Sternal part
• Tendinous center
• Cupula

82
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the dorsal part of the diaphragm consisting of the right and left ?

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Crura or lumbar part

83
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the lateral muscular part of the diaphragm extending between the thoracic wall and the tendinous center

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Costal part

84
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the ventral muscular part of diaphragm

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Sternal part

85
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the V-shaped aponeurotic center of diaphragm

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Tendinous center

86
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the cranial part of the dome ( diaphragm )

87
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most dorsal opening of diaphragm through which the abdominal aorta, the thoracic duct and the azygos vein passes

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Aortic hiatus

88
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opening of the diaphragm through which the esophagus, esophageal vessels and the vagal trunk pass

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Esophageal hiatus

89
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opening of diaphragm through which the caudal vena cava passes

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Caval foramen

90
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In the female, the abdominal cavity is open through what tube?

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uterine tube

91
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This canal opening in the caudo-ventral abdominal wall through which vessels, nerves and the spermatic cord (male) or round ligament (female) pass

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Inguinal canal

92
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opening from abdominal cavity to the femoral canal through which vessels pass to the pelvic limb

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Vascular lacunae

93
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fetal structure that transmits umbilical cord

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Umbilical ring

94
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Structures contained entirely within the thoracic cavity:

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• Heart and great vessels
• Lungs
• Pleurae and pleural cavities
• Thymus
• Some lymph nodes
• Some sympathetic ganglia
• mediastinum

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Structures contained partially within the thoracic cavity:

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• Trachea
• Esophagus
• Aorta
• Caudal vena cava
• Phrenic nerves
• Sympathetic chain
• Vagus nerves, branches and trunks

96
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Structures contained entirely within the abdominal cavity:

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• Stomach
• Small intestine
• Liver and gallbladder
• Pancreas
• Spleen
• Kidneys and adrenal glands
• ovaries

97
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Structures contained partially within the abdominal cavity:

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• Peritoneum and peritoneal cavity
• Large intestine
• Ureters
• Spermatic cord
• Uterus
• Urinary bladder (when very full)

98
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CONTENTS OF THE PELVIC CAVITY:

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• Rectum and anal canal
• Neck of the urinary bladder and urethra
• Caudal part of the uterine cervix and the vagina
• Ductus deferens and the prostate gland

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