body cavities Flashcards
Hollow spaces within the body that contain internal organs
BODY CAVITIES
Protection of internal organs (ex. Skull- protects the brain, while rib cage and thoracic cavity protects the heart and lungs)
BODY CAVITIES
Allows organ to change shape and size (ex. Lungs, stomach and bladder)
BODY CAVITIES
2 major body cavities
DORSAL CAVITY
VENTRAL CAVITY
located along the position (back) side of the body
DORSAL CAVITY
dorsal cavity is divided into 2 subcavities
CRANIAL CAVITY
VERTEBRAL CAVITY
located within the skull and houses the brain
CRANIAL CAVITY
located within the vertebral column and contains the spinal cord.
VERTEBRAL CAVITY
positioned on the anterior(front) aspect of the body.
VENTRAL CAVITY
ventral cavity is divided into 2 subcavities
THORACIC CAVITY
ABDOMINOPELVIC CAVITY
located in the chest area, superior to the diaphragm.
THORACIC CAVITY
cavities that belong to thoracic cavity
PLEURAL CAVITIES
PERICARDIAL CAVITY
MEDIASTINUM
central compartment between the pleural cavities; contains the heart, thymus gland, esophagus, trachea, and major blood vessels.
MEDIASTINUM
surrounds the heart
PERICARDIAL CAVITY
located inferior to the diaphragm
ABDOMINOPELVIC CAVITY
2 cavities, each surrounding a lung.
PLEURAL CAVITIES
contains the urinary bladder, reproductive organs and rectum
PELVIC CAVITY
2 cavities that belongs to the abdominopelvic cavity
ABDOMINAL CAVITY
PELVIC CAVITY
contains the digestive organs like stomach, liver, spleen, kidneys, and intestines.
ABDOMINAL CAVITY
4 other body cavities
ORAL CAVITY
NASAL CAVITY
ORBITAL CAVITIES
MIDDLE EAR CAVITIES
located within the mouth; contains the teeth and tongue.
ORAL CAVITY
within the nose; part of the respiratory system.
NASAL CAVITY
The lowest level of organization
CHEMICAL LEVEL
house the eyes.
ORBITAL CAVITIES
contains the bones that transmit sound vibrations
MIDDLE EAR CAVITIES
All chemicals necessary for maintaining life are composed of
ATOMS
atoms, which are joined in various ways to form
MOLECULES
the basic structural and functional unit of all living tissue.
CELL
Various chemicals in the form of molecules are organized to form the
CELLS
are cohesive groups of similar cells that, together with their intercellular material, perform a specific function.
TISSUES
The four basic types of tissue
EPITHELIAL
CONNECTIVE
MUSCULAR
NERVOUS
Tissues that cover internal and external surfaces of the body, including the lining of vessels and organs, such as the stomach and the intestines.
EPITHELIAL
Supportive tissues that bind together and support various structures.
CONNECTIVE
Tissues that make up the substance of a muscle.
MUSCULAR
consists of a group or an association of organs that have a similar or common function.
SYSTEMS
Tissues that make up the substance of nerves and nerve centers.
NERVOUS
When complex assemblies of tissues are joined to perform a specific function, the result is an
ORGAN
10 systems of the body when functioning together make up the total
ORGANISM
10 body systems
SKELETAL
INTEGUMENTARY
URINARY
MUSCULAR
CIRCULATORY
DIGESTIVE
RESPIRATORY
NERVOUS
REPRODUCTIVE
ENDOCRINE
