body cavities Flashcards

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ventral body cavity

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provides protection allows organ movement. separated into thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity

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thoracic cavity

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surrounded by chest wall and diaphragm

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left pleural cavity

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surrounds lung

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4
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mediastinum

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contains trachea,esophagus and major vessels

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pericardial cavity

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surrounds heart

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right pleural cavity

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surrounds right lung

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abdominopelvic cavity

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abdominal cavity-contains many diguestibve glands and organs

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pelvic cavity

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contains urinary bladder, reproductive organs, last portion of digestive tract

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