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The Dorsal Body cavity contains
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cranial and vertebral(spinal) cavity
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The Ventral Body cavity contains
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thoracic and abdominopelvic cavity
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The walls of the ventral cavity and the outer surfaces of the organs it contains are covered with an exceedingly thin, double layered membrane
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serosa or serous membrane
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The part of the membrane lining the cavity well
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parietal serosa
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The parietal serosa is continous with a similar membrane called the
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visceral serosa
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The serosa lining the abdominal cavity and covering its organs
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peritoneum
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serosa enclosing the lungs
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pleura
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serosa enclosing the heart
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pericardium
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Cranial cavity contains the
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brain
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vertebral cavity contains the
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spinal cord
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thoracic cavity contains the
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heart and lungs
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abdominal cavity contains the
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digestive viscera
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pelvic cavity contains the
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bladder and reproductive organs and the rectum
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Immediately sperior to the umbilical region; overlies most of the stomach
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epigastric region
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immediately inferior to the umbilical region; encompasses the pubic area
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hypogastric(pubic) region
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lateral to the hypogastric region and overlying the superior parts of the hip bones
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iliac(inguinal) region
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between the ribs and the flaring portions of the hip bones; lateral to the umbilical region
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lumbar regions
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flanking the epigastric region laterally and overlying the lower ribs
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hypochandriac regions
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Located int eh head and open to the body exterior
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oral, nasal, orbital, and middle ear cavaties
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found in joints between many bones such as the vertebrae of the spine, and at the knee, shoulder, and hip
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synovial cavities
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commonly called the mouth, contains the tonge and teeth. continuous with the rest of th digestive tbe, wheich opens to the exterior at the anus
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oral cavity
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located within and posterior to the nose, its part of the pssages of the respiratory system
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nasal cavity
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houses the eyes and present them in an anterior position
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orbital cavities
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Lies just medial to an eardrum and is carved into the bony skull. These cavities contain tiny bones that transmit sound vibrations to the organ of hearing in the inner ears
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Middle ear cavities
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Joint cavities--they are enclosed within fibrous capsules that surround the freely movable joints of the body, such as those between the vertebrae and the knee and hip joints.
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synovial cavities
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