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11 Cards in this Set
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1) Cranial Cavity
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Formed by cranial bone and contains brain
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2) Vertebral Canal
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Formed by the vertebral column and contains the spinal cord and the beginnings of spinal nerves
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3) Thoracic Cavity
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Chest Cavity; it contains the pleural cavity, pericardial cavity and mediastinum
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a) Thoraic Cavity : Pleural Cavity
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Each surrounds a lung; the serous membrane of each pleural cavity is the pleura
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b) Thoracic Cavity : Pericardial Cavity
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Surrounds the heart; the serous membrane of the pericardial cavity is the pericardium
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c) Thoracic Cavity : Mediastinum
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Central portion of the thoracic cavity between the lungs; it extends from the sternum to the vertebral column and from the neck to diaphragm; contains the heart, thymus, esophagus, trachea, and several large blood vessels.
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4) Abdominopelvic Cavity
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Subdivided into abdominal and pelvic cavities
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a) Abdominal cavity
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Contains stomach, spleen, liver, gallbladder, small intestine, and most of the large intestine; the serous membrane of the abdominal cavity is peritoneum
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Viscera
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Organs inside the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities
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Parietal Layer
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Outer layer of the viscera
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Visceral Layer
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Inner layer of the viscera
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