Body Cavities Flashcards

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Q

This body cavity can be subdivided into the cranial cavity and the vertebral (or spinal) cavity

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Dorsal Body Cavity

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This body cavity is subdivided into the thoracic cavity, the abdominopelvic cavity, abdominal cavity, and pelvic cavity.

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Ventral Body Cavity

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3
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The brain is enclosed within the rigid skull

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Cranial Cavity

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4
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The delicate spinal cord is protected by the bony vertebral column

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Vertebral Cavity

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5
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The heart and lungs which are afforded some measure of protection by the bony rib cage.

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Thoracic Cavity

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Is superior to the abdominal cavity and contains the pelvic cavity and the abdominal cavity.

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Abdominopelvic Cavity

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This area houses the stomach, intestines, liver, and other organs (digestive viscera)

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Abdominal Cavity

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The region that is partially enclosed by the bony pelvis and contains the reproductive organs, bladder, and rectum.

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Pelvic Cavity

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9
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The walls and outer surfaces of he organs are covered with an exceedingly thin, double layered membrane.

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Serosa or Serous Membrane (Of the Ventral Body Cavity)

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10
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This part lines the cavity walls

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Parietal Serosa

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Covering the external surface of the organs within the cavity

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Visceral Serosa

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12
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The serosa lining the abdominal cavity and covering its organs

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Peritoneum

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13
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Enclosing the lungs

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Pleura

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14
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That around the heart

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Pericardium

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