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Body Cavities Chpt 1 Flashcards

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anterior cavity

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includes the thoracic cavity, abdominal cavity, and the pelvic cavity

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posterior cavity

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includes the spinal cavity and the cranial cavity

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spinal cavity

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contains the spinal cord

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cranial cavity

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contains the brain

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thoracic cavity

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consists of pleural cavities, mediastinal cavity, and the pericardial cavity

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pleural cavity

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contains the right and left lungs

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mediastinal cavity

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contains the thymus gland

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pericardial cavity

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contains the heart

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abdominal cavity

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stomach, liver, gallbladder, spleen, pancreas, small intestine, large intestine, appendix

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pelvic cavity

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the urinary bladder

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abdominopelvic quadrants

right upper quadrant (ruq)

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liver, gallbladder, and part of the transverse colon

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abdominopelvic quadrants

left upper quadrant (luq)

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stomach, spleen, and part of the transverse colon

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abdominopelvic quadrants

right lower quadrant (rlq)

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cecum, portion of ascending colon, and appendix

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abdominopelvic quadrants

left lower quadrant (llq)

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descending colon and sigmoid colon

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abdominopelvic regions

epigastric

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left lobe of the liver

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abdominopelvic regions

umbillical

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most of the small intestine

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abdominopelvic regions

hypogastric

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ileum and urinary bladder

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abdominopelvic regions

right hypochondriac

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right lobe of the liver

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abdominopelvic regions

left hypochondriac

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stomach fundus and spleen

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abdominopelvic regions

right lumbar

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ascending colon

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abdominopelvic regions

left lumbar

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descending colon

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abdominopelvic regions

right inguinal

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cecum

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abdominopelvic regions

left inguinal

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sigmoid colon

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dissectional cut

frontal

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a longitudinal cut that divides the body, organ, or tissue into anterior and posterior portions

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dissectional cut

sagittal

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a longitudinal cut that divides the body, organ, or tissue into left and right portions

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dissectional cut

transverse

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a cute that separates the superior part of the body, organ, or tissue from the inferior part

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dissectional cut

oblique

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making a dissectional cut at an angle across a tissue

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