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15 Cards in this Set
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What serous membrane lines the body cavities? |
Perital |
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What serous membrane lines the organs? |
Viscera |
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What organs lie within the thoracic cavity? |
Heart, lungs, trachea, oesophagus, thymus, lymph nodes, blood vessels & nerves |
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Serous membrane in the thoracic cavity is known as what? |
Pleura |
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Lungs are covered with visceral pleura called what? |
Pulmonary pleura |
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The mediastinum is a space formed by 2 pleural cavities which forms what cavity? |
The pericarial cavity |
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The pericardial cavity contains what? |
The heart, aorta, trachea, oesophagus & thymus |
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The heart is contained in what? |
Pericardium (double layer of membrane) |
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The abdominal cavity contains which organs? |
Liver, gall bladder, spleen, oesophagus, stomach, small and large intestines, urinary bladder WHEN FULL, pancreas and kidneys |
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Which 2 organs lie outside the peritoneum and what are they covered in? |
The pancreas and kidneys. They are covered in fat |
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Serous membrane in the abdominal cavity is known as what? |
Peritoneum |
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Describe the mesentary |
It connects to intestines. It is visceral peritoneum that folds in on itself suspending organs & keeping them separate |
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Describe the omentum |
A fold of lace like peritoneum composed of vessels & fat. Connects to the stomach. |
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What lies within the pelvic cavity? |
Bladder, rectum, prostate & reproductive organs |
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End |
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