Body Cavities Flashcards

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Body cavity

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Hollow space inside body filled with organ and tissues

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Anterior/ventral cavity

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Largest body cavity
Closest to the anterior side

Subdivided into thoracic and abdominopelvic cavity

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Thoracic cavity

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Chest cavity between superior to diaphragm and inferior to collar muscle

Subdivided into 2 pleural cavity and pericardial cavity

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Pleural cavities

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2 cavities that each hold a lung

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Pericardial cavity

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Medial to pleural cavities

Holds heart

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Mediastinum

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Filling space of tissues and organs medial to pleural cavities

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Abdominopelvic cavity

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Subdivision of anterior

Inferior to diaphragm and superior to bottom of torso

Divided into abdominal and pelvic region

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Abdominal region

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Superior part of abdominopelvic cavity

Holds stomach, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, spleen, and parts of intestines

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Pelvic region

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Inferior region of abdominopelvic cavity

Holds parts of intestines, uterus, bladder, and ovaries

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Posterior/dorsal cavity

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Smaller body cavity closer to the posterior side

Divided into cranial and spinal cavity

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Cranial cavity

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Space inside of skull holding the brain

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Spinal cavity

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Space inside vertebra holding the spinal cord

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Serous Membrane

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Membrane that lines all anterior body cavity regions

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Meninges

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Three membranes that line the posterior body cavities.

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