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Body Cavities Flashcards

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Body cavity

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Separate, enclosed space within the body that houses internal organs

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Dorsal body cavity

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Includes cranial cavity and vertebral canal, posterior aspect

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Cranial cavity

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Superior, brain

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Vertebral canal

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Inferior, vertebrae and spinal cord

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Ventral body cavity

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Contains two smaller cavities separate by the diaphragm, thoracic and abdominopelvic cavity

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Thoracic cavity

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2 pleural cavities, lungs

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Mediastinum/mediastinal cavity

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Heart, trachea (wind pipe), esophagus, pericardial cavity

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Pericardial cavity

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Only contains heart

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Abdominopelvic cavity

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Contains to sub cavities divided by pelvic brim of hip bones, abdominal and pelvic cavities

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Abdominal cavity

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Superior to pelvis, contains liver, stomach, intestines

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Pelvic cavity

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Inferior to pelvis, contains rectum and urinary bladder

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