Cavities Flashcards

(12 cards)

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Vertebral cavity

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Space within spinal column and containing the spinal chord

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Cavities

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Open chambers that hold internal organs

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Ventral cavity

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All cavities anterior to the spine

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Mediastinal cavity

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Centrally located space located between the lungs. Contains the heart and major arteries

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Pleura

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Double layered membrane surrounding each lung

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Pleural cavity

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Space between pleural membranes

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Pericardial cavity

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Sac that covers the outside of the heart

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Diaphragm

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Muscle that seperate so the abdominal and the thoracic cavities.

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Thoracic cavity

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Space in the cheat containing all internal organs above the diaphragm and inside the rib cage

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Abdominal cavity

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Space containing all organs below diaphragm but above the pelvis

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Pelvic cavity

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Space between the abdominal containing all the internal organs under the abdominal cavity

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Abdominal pelvic cavity

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The space containing the abdomen and pelvis

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