Body Cavities and Associated Structures Flashcards
1
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skull and spine
A
Posterior Cavity
2
Q
Contains brain
A
Cranial cavity
3
Q
Contains spine
A
Spinal cavity
4
Q
structures of the anterior side of the superior body
A
Anterior cavity
5
Q
Heart and lungs
A
Thoracic cavity
6
Q
Lines visceral organs
A
visceral pleura
7
Q
Fills visceral organ spaces
A
Parietal Pluera
8
Q
Contains heart
A
mediastinum
9
Q
Surface of heart
A
visceral pericadrium
10
Q
fibrous part around heart
A
parietal pericardium
11
Q
space for lungs
A
pericardial cavity
12
Q
separates thoracic from abdominopelvic
A
diaphragm
13
Q
Digestive viscera
A
abdominopelvic cavity
14
Q
tissue covering digestive organs
A
visceral peritoneum
15
Q
line abdominal wall
A
parietal peritoneum
