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Peritoneum

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Double membrane surrounding the abdominal organs

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Pleura

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Double membrane surrounding the lungs

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Pericardium

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Double membrane surrounding the heart

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Meninges

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Three membranes surrounding the brain and the spinal cord

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Pharynx

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Throat

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Larynx

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Voicebox

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Trachea

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In the front carries air to the lungs

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Esophagus

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Behind the trachea carries food to the stomach

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Divides the body into front and back

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Frontal

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Divides the body into right and left sides

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Sagittarius. Lateral

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Divides the body into upper and lower portions cross sections

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Transverse

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it’s a space between the lungs contains the heart large blood vessels trachea bronchial tubes,esophagus and many lymph nodes

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Mediastinum

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A bundle of nerves. Surrounded by the spinal column

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Spinal cord

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Sections are cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral and coccygeal. The spinal cord ends in the lower lumbar region where the spinal nerves begin to fan out towards the legs

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Spinal column

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Pretending to the groin or the area where the legs meet the body

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Inguinal

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Space located within the bones of the hip

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Pelvic

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Space located within the skull

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Cranial

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Space located within the chest

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Thoracis

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Space located within the abdomen

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Abdominal

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Space located within backbones

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Spinal

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Brain

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Nervous

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Cartilage

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Musculoskeletal

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Kidney

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Urinary

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Liver

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Digestive

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Heart

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Cardiovascular

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Bronchial tubes

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Respiratory

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Cervix

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Female reproductive

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Epidermis

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Skin and sense organs

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Adrenal glands

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Endocrine

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Testes

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male reproductive

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The bones of the hip bar

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Pelvis

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The muscle separating the chest and the Abdomen is the

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Diaphragm

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The space that contains Organs such as a stomach liver gallbladder and intestines is the

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Abdominal cavity or the abdomen

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The back bones are the

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Spinal column

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The nerves running down the back form a

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Spinal cord

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A single backbone is day

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Vertebra

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A piece of cartilage in between two backbones is a

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Disc. Disk

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Name the five divisions of the spinal column from the neck to the tailbone and how many bones in each one

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Cervical    7
Thoracic.  12
Lumbar.     5
Sacral
Coccygeal

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