body cavities

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Hollow spaces within the body that contain internal organs

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BODY CAVITIES

Question 2

Protection of internal organs (ex. Skull- protects the brain, while rib cage and thoracic cavity protects the heart and lungs)

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BODY CAVITIES

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Allows organ to change shape and size (ex. Lungs, stomach and bladder)

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BODY CAVITIES

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2 major body cavities

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DORSAL CAVITY
VENTRAL CAVITY

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located along the position (back) side of the body

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DORSAL CAVITY

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dorsal cavity is divided into 2 subcavities

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CRANIAL CAVITY
VERTEBRAL CAVITY

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located within the skull and houses the brain

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CRANIAL CAVITY

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located within the vertebral column and contains the spinal cord.

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VERTEBRAL CAVITY

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positioned on the anterior(front) aspect of the body.

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VENTRAL CAVITY

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ventral cavity is divided into 2 subcavities

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THORACIC CAVITY
ABDOMINOPELVIC CAVITY

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located in the chest area, superior to the diaphragm.

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THORACIC CAVITY

Question 12

cavities that belong to thoracic cavity

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PLEURAL CAVITIES
PERICARDIAL CAVITY
MEDIASTINUM

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central compartment between the pleural cavities; contains the heart, thymus gland, esophagus, trachea, and major blood vessels.

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MEDIASTINUM

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surrounds the heart

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PERICARDIAL CAVITY

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located inferior to the diaphragm

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ABDOMINOPELVIC CAVITY

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2 cavities, each surrounding a lung.

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PLEURAL CAVITIES

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contains the urinary bladder, reproductive organs and rectum

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PELVIC CAVITY

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2 cavities that belongs to the abdominopelvic cavity

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ABDOMINAL CAVITY
PELVIC CAVITY

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contains the digestive organs like stomach, liver, spleen, kidneys, and intestines.

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ABDOMINAL CAVITY

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4 other body cavities

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ORAL CAVITY
NASAL CAVITY
ORBITAL CAVITIES
MIDDLE EAR CAVITIES

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located within the mouth; contains the teeth and tongue.

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ORAL CAVITY

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within the nose; part of the respiratory system.

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NASAL CAVITY

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The lowest level of organization

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CHEMICAL LEVEL

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house the eyes.

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ORBITAL CAVITIES

Question 22

contains the bones that transmit sound vibrations

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MIDDLE EAR CAVITIES

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All chemicals necessary for maintaining life are composed of

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ATOMS

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atoms, which are joined in various ways to form

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MOLECULES

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the basic structural and functional unit of all living tissue.

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CELL

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Various chemicals in the form of molecules are organized to form the

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CELLS

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are cohesive groups of similar cells that, together with their intercellular material, perform a specific function.

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TISSUES

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The four basic types of tissue

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EPITHELIAL CONNECTIVE MUSCULAR NERVOUS

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Tissues that cover internal and external surfaces of the body, including the lining of vessels and organs, such as the stomach and the intestines.

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EPITHELIAL

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Supportive tissues that bind together and support various structures.

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CONNECTIVE

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Tissues that make up the substance of a muscle.

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MUSCULAR

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consists of a group or an association of organs that have a similar or common function.

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SYSTEMS

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Tissues that make up the substance of nerves and nerve centers.

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NERVOUS

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When complex assemblies of tissues are joined to perform a specific function, the result is an

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ORGAN

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10 systems of the body when functioning together make up the total

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ORGANISM

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10 body systems

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SKELETAL INTEGUMENTARY URINARY MUSCULAR CIRCULATORY DIGESTIVE RESPIRATORY NERVOUS REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINE