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19 Cards in this Set
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Dorsal cavity |
contains the brain and spinal cord |
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cranial cavity |
Cavity when the skull that contains the brain |
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Spinal cavity |
Cavity within the vertebrae that contains the spinal cord |
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Ventral cavity |
Located in the ventral part of the body that contains vital organs |
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Thoracic |
contains heart lungs trachea bronchi thymus esophagus |
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Pericardial |
Contains heart |
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Pleural |
Contains the lungs which is covered by a thin membrane called the pleura |
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Diaphragm |
Divide central cavities into an upper thoracic and lower abdominal pelvic |
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Abdominopelvic |
Largest cavity in the body |
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Abdominal cavity |
Stomach liver intestine gallbladder |
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Pelvic |
Reproductive organs bladder appendix |
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Small cavities |
All found in the cranium |
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Orbital cavity |
Holds eyes optical nerves and lacrimal ducts |
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Nasal cavity |
Contains parts that form nose and contains nerve receptors for smell |
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Buccal cavity |
Contains the teeth and tongue |
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Body processes |
Functional activities of cells that result in growth repair release of energy use of food and secretion of substances |
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Metabolism |
Sum of all chemical reactions in the a cell |
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Anabolism |
Process of adding small molecules together to form a large complex molecule; results in the storage of energy; the cell and organism will expand energy during this process |
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Catabolism |
Process of breaking down complex molecules into smaller molecules; results in the release of energy; the cell and therefore the organism gains energy from this process |
