Chapter 1 - Body Cavities Flashcards
Doral body cavity
back of the body
Ventral body cavity
Front of the body
The dorsal body cavity is divided into the
cranial cavity and the vertebral cavity
The cranial cavity is where your ______ is located
Brain
The vertebral cavity is where your _______ _______ is located
spinal cord
The ventral body cavity has 3 main parts
heart, lungs, major vessels around the heart
Heart, lungs, major vessels around the heart are in the ____________ cavity
thoracic
The abdominopelvic cavity is divided into the
abdominal cavity and the pelvic cavity
Thoracic cavity houses the
heart, lungs, major vessels around the heart
The abdominal cavity is for your
Gastrointestinal (GI) tract (mainly the areas from your stomach to your anus
The pelvic cavity is below the _________
abdominal cavity
The pelvic cavity is where the ________ and ________ are located
Female repordictive organs and bladder
The thoracic cavity is divided into ____ parts
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THORACIC CAVITY: superior mediastinum
upper part of thoracic cavity containing a lot of arteries, veins and nerves
THORACIC CAVITY: PLEURAL Cavity
Lungs are located in this cavity