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Cranial cavity (posterior cavity) |
formed by cranium; house of brain |
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vertebral canal (posterior cavity) |
formed by vertebral column; contains the spinal cord |
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Mediastinum (Ventral Cavity) (Thoracic Cavity) |
Contains the pericardial cavity; thymus, trachea, esophagus, and major blood vessels |
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Pericardial (Ventral Cavity) (Thoracic Cavity) |
Contains the heart |
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Pleural (Ventral Cavity) (Thoracic Cavity) |
contains the lungs |
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abdominal (Ventral Cavity) (Amdominopelvic Cavity) |
bordered superiorly by the diaphragm and inferiorly by a horizontal plane between the superior ridges of the hip bones. Associated with the abdominal viscera, including stomach, spleen, liver, pancreas, small intestines, most of large intestines, kidneys, and ureters. |
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pelvic (Ventral Cavity) (Amdominopelvic Cavity) |
region located between the hip bones and interior to a horizontal plane between the superior ridges of the hip bones. Associated with the pelvic viscera, including urinary bladder and urethra, internal reproductive organs, and some of the large intestine. |
