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Cranial Cavity

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contains the brain

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vertebral cavity

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contains the spinal cord

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thoracic cavity

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contains the heart and lungs

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mediastinum

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median compartment of the thoracic cavity

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pleural cavity

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fluid filled space around the lungs

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pericardial cavity

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fluid filled space around the heart

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abdominopelvic cavity

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consists of the abdominal and pelvic cavities

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abdominal cavity

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contains the digestive organs, kidneys and ureters

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pelvic cavity

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contains the urinary bladder, internal reproductive organs and the rectum

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parietal pericardium

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outermost layer of the serous membrane around the heart

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visceral pericardium

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innermost layer of the serous membrane around the heart

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pericardial cavity

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narrow, fluid-filled space between the parietal and visceral layers

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parietal pleura

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outermost layer of the serous membrane around the lungs

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visceral pleura

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innermost layer of the serous membrane around the lungs

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pleural cavity

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narrow, fluid-filled space between the parietal and visceral layers

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parietal peritoneum

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outermost layer of the serous membrane that lines the abdominopelvic cavity

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visceral peritoneum

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innermost layer of the serous membrane that lines most digestive organs

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peritoneal cavity

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narrow, fluid-filled space between the parietal and visceral layers

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epigastric region

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located at the top of the middle column; contains the duodenum and parts of the following: liver, stomach and pancreas

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umbilical region

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located in the center of the grid; contains parts of both the transverse colon and the small intestine

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hypogastric region

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located at the bottom of the middle column; contains the urinary bladder, sigmoid colon, and part of the small intestine

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right hypochondriac region

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located to the subjects right of the epigastric region; contains the gall bladder and parts of both the right kidney and the liver

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left hypochondriac region

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located to the subjects left of the epigastric region; contains the spleen and parts of the following: stomach, left kidney, large intestine

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right lumbar region

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located to the subjects right of the umbilical region; contains parts of the following: large intestine, small intestine, and right kidney

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left lumbar region

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located to the subjects left of the umbilical region; contains parts of the following: large intestine, small intestine, and left kidney

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Right iliac region

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located to the subjects right of the hypogastric region; contains the bottom of the cecum, the appendix, and part of the small intestine

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left iliac region

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located to the subjects left of the hypogastric region; contains parts of both the large and small intestine

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dorsal cavity

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nearest to the dorsal surface, includes cranial and spinal cavities

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ventral cavity

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large cavity which encompasses the chest and abdominal regions

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diagraph

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dome-shaped muscle that separates the upper and lower portions of the ventral cavity

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cranial

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facial

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cephalic

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frontal

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orbital

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nasal

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buccal

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oral

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mental

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cervical

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deltoid

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pectoral

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region of chest covered by pectoralis major muscles

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sternal

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mammary

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thoracic

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thorax or chest

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axillary

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brachial

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arm, from shoulder to elbow

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antecubital

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front of elbow

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abdominal

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antebrachial

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carpal

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palmar

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digital

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pelvic

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inguinal

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coxal

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pubic

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anterior region of pelvis

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femoral

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patellar

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crural

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leg from knee to ankle

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tarsal

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pes (pedal)

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occipital

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back of head

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otic

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scapula

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vertebral

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vertebral column

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lumbar

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lower back

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olecranon

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gluteal

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manual

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perineum

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region between anus and genitals

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sural

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calcaneal

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