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19 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Axial
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Head, neck, and trunk
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Appendicular
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upper limbs (arms) and lower limbs (legs)
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Dorsal Cavity
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Contains cranial and vertebral cavities
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Cranial
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formed by skull, contains the brain
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Vertebral
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formed by vertebrae of spinal column, contains spinal cord
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Ventral Cavity
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contains the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities
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Thoracic cavity
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contains heart and lungs
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Abdominopelvic Cavity
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contains abdominal and pelvic cavities
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Abdominal cavity
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contains stomach, liver, spleen, gallbladder, small & large intestine
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Pelvic cavity
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contains terminal end of large intestine, bladder, reproductive organs
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Parietal membrane
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thin lining of the walls of the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities
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Visceral membrane
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covers the organs within the cavities
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Pleural membrane
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protects the lungs
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Pericardial membrane
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protects the heart
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Peritoneal membrane
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protects all the organs
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Meninges
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membranes that protect the brain and spinal cord
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Viscera
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organs in the cavities
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Diaphragm
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muscle that is used for breathing
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Mediastinum
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area in the thoracic cavity that divides the left and right sides
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