BODY CAVITIES Flashcards

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DORSAL CAVITY

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CONTAINS CRANIAL & VERTEBRAL CAVITY

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CRANIAL CAVITY CONTAINS

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BRAIN

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VERTEBRAL

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  • ALSO KNOWN AS SPINAL

- SPINAL CORD

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VENTRAL CAVITY

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  • ANTERIOR

- CONTAINS THORACIC & ABDOMINOPELVIC CAVITIES

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5
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SEROUS MEMBRANES

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  • SMALLER SUBCAVITIES OF THE THROACIC AND ABDOMINOPELVIC CAVITIES
  • PRODUCE A THIN FLUID CALLED SERIOUS FLUID THAT AIDS IN MOVEMENT AND PREVENTS FRICTION
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SEROUS MEMBRANE LAYERS (2)

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  • PARIETAL (OUTERMOST)

- VISCERAL (INNER)

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PARIETAL LAYER

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  • LINES CAVITIES

- ATTACHED TO SURROUNDING STRUCTURES

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VISCERAL LAYER

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  • LINES ORGANS

- ATTACHED TO ORGAN OR ORGANS OF VENTRAL CAVITY

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THORACIC CAVITY HOUSES

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  • PLEURAL CAVITY (SURROUNDS LUNGS)

- MEDIASTINUM (PERICARDIAL CAVITY WHICH SURROUNDS HEART)

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PERITONEAL CAVITY

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SPACE BETWEEN AND PARIETAL AND VISCERAL PERITONEUM

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PERITONEUM

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serous membrane that forms the lining of the abdominal organs

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MEDIASTINUM CONTAINS

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  • VESSELS
  • ESOPHAGUS
  • TRACHEA
  • BRONCHI
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ABDOMINOPELVIC CAVITY CONTAINS

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  • ABDOMINAL CAVITY (HOUSES ORGANS OF DIGESTIVE, LYMPHATIC AND URINARY
  • PELVIC CAVITY (CONTAINS CERTAIN REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS AND ORGANS OF DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
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