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The body is separated into several ____ which serve to cushion and protect the ____. These cavities are lined with ____. The linings protect the organs and allow them to ____ ____ against one another during normal or high activity, accidents, and normal organ function. |
Cavities Organs Membranes Slide around |
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Dorsal Body Cavity |
Cushions and protects the central nervous system |
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Cranial Cavity |
Brain |
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Spinal (vertebral) cavity |
Spinal cord |
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Meninges |
3 layers of membranes that line the dorsal cavity |
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Ventral Body Cavity |
Separated by the diaphragm into and abdominopelvic cavities |
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Viscera |
Organs located within the ventral body cavity |
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Thoracic Cavity |
Surrounded by chest wall and diaphragm |
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Right pleural cavity |
Surrounds right lung |
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Left pleural cavity |
Surrounds left lung |
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Mediastinum |
Contains the heart, thymus, trachea, esophagus, bronchi, and major blood and lymphatic vessels |
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What separates the pleural cavities? |
Mediastinum |
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Pericardial Cavity |
Surrounds and contains the heart |
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Abdominopelvic Cavity |
Extends from diaphragm to pelvis |
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Peritoneal Cavity |
Stomach, spleen, liver, gallbladder, small intestine, most of large intestine |
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Retroperitoneal Cavity |
Kidneys, adrenal glands, pancreas, portions of large and small intestines |
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Pelvic Cavity |
Urinary bladder, reproductive organs, end of large intestines |
