Body Cavities Flashcards
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Ventral Cavity
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Contains the Thoracic Cavitiy, Abdominopelvic Cavitiy
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Thoracic Cavity - Chest cavity; bordered anteriorly and laterally by chest wall and inferiorly by diaphragm
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Mediastinum - Contains the Pericardial Cavity, Heart, Thymus, Trachea, Esophagus, and Major Blood Vessels
Pericardial - Central region associated with the heart
Pleural - Lateral regions associated with the lungs
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Abdominopelvic Cavity
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Abdominal
Pelvic
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Cranial Cavitiy
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Formed by the Cranium, houses the brain
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Vertebral Canal
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Formed by the vertebral column; contains the spinal cord