Body Cavities & Serous membrane of Ventral body cavity (1) Flashcards
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How many cavities are in the ventral(anterior/front) cavity?
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3,
- *Thoracic Cavity
- – mediastinum(contains heart, pleura(lungs) trachea, part of esophagus
- *abdominal cavity(most of digestive organs, part of ureters)
- *pelvic cavity(end of large intestine, reproductive organs, remainder of uterus, urinary bladder)
1
Q
Dorsal body cavities contains how many cavities?
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2,
- *Cranial (houses brain)
- *Veterbral ( houses spinal cord)
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Q
Pericardium
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2 layers of serous membrane around the heart
3
Q
Parietal Pleura
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Outer layer of serous membrane, farthest from lung
4
Q
Visceral Pericardium
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Innermost layer that surrounds heart (closes to the heart)
5
Q
Pleura
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Lung
6
Q
Parietal pericardium
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Outer layer surrounds heart
7
Q
Visceral pleura
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Inner layer that covers each lungw
8
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Visceral peritoneum
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Inner layer of serous membrane covers most layers of abdomen & pelvic organs
9
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Peritoneum
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2 layers that line the abdomen cavity
10
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Parietal peritoneum
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Outer layer of serous membrane , lines the walls of abdominal wall
