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Body Plane and Cavities Flashcards

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any fluid-filled space in a multicellular organism other than those of vessels (such as blood vessels and lymph vessels)
-refers to the ventral body cavity

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Human Body Cavity

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2
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two sets of cavities

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Dorsal Body Cavity

Ventral Body Cavity

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protects fragile nervous system

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Dorsal Body Cavity

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4
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has two subdivisions

  • Cranial Cavity
  • Vertebral Cavity
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Dorsal Body Cavity

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5
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encases cavity

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Cranial Cavity

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encases spinal cavity

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Vertebral Cavity

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houses the internal organs collectively called viscera

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Ventral Body Cavity

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has two subdivisions

  • Thoracic Cavity
  • Abdominopelvic Cavity
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Ventral Body Cavity

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includes the heart, lungs, trachea, and esophagus

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Thoracic Cavity

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includes the gallbladder, liver, pancreas, intestines, diaphragm, stomach, spleen, kidneys, and reproductive organs

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Abdominopelvic Cavity

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  • two pleural cavities
  • mediastinum
  • pericardial cavity
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Thoracic Cavity

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12
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contains the lungs; each cavity surrounds one lung

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Pleural Cavity

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contains pericardial cavity; surrounds other thoracic organs, such as esophagus, trachea, etc

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Mediastinum

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14
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contains the heart; encloses the heart

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Pericardial Cavity

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15
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  • abdominal cavity

- pelvic cavity

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Abdominopelvic Cavity

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16
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contains the stomach, intestines, spleen, and liver

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Abdominal Cavity

17
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contains urinary bladder, reproductive organs, and rectum

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Pelvic Cavity

18
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abdominopelvic region is sectioned

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Quadrants

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  • right upper quadrant
  • left upper quadrant
  • right lower quadrant
  • left lower quadrant
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Quadrants

20
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nine divisions resembling a tic-tac-toe grid are used primarily by anatomists

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Regions

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  • right hypochondriac region
  • epigastric region
  • left hypochondriac region
  • right lumbar region
  • umbilical region
  • left lumbar region
  • right iliac region
  • hypogastric region
  • left iliac region
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