Body Cavities & Organ Identifications Flashcards
1
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Cranial Cavity
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- Formed by the skull, houses the brain
- Organs: Brain
2
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Vertebral canal (cavity)
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- Formed by vertebral column
- Organs: Spinal cord
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3
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Thoracic Cavity
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- Superior cavity (of the ventral cavity)
- Organs:
- Mediastinum: Heart, thymus, trachea, esophagus, Lungs
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4
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Pleural Cavity
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- Narrow space between the pariel and visceral pleura (surrounding lungs)
- Contains: Serous fluid, lungs
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Pericardial cavity
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- Space between parietal and visceral pericardia (surrounding heart)
- Contains: Serous fluid, heart
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6
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Abdominal cavity
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Within abdominopelvic cavity (more superior)
Includes:
- Stomach
- Spleen
- Small intestine
- Most of large intestines
- Kidneys
- Liver
- Pancreas
- Uterus
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Peritoneal Cavity
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- Potential Space between parietal and visceral peritoneum (membrane in the abdominopelvic cavity)
Contains: Serous fluid
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8
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Pelvic Cavity
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- Portion of abdominopelvic cavity enclosed by hip bones (more inferior)
- Contains:
- Intestine
- Internal reproductive organs
- Urinary bladder
- Urethra
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