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Four main cavities of the human body |
Cranial Cavity, Vertibral canal, Thoracic cavity, Pericardial cavity. |
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Major cavities of the trunk |
Thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities |
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The thoracic cavity contains |
Three smaller cavities; Pericardial cavity, right plural cavity, left plural cavity and the mediastinum. |
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The abdominopelvic cavity extends from |
The diaphragm to the groin |
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How is the abdominopelvic cavity divided into regions or quadrants? |
Nine region designation used for anatomical Studies and the Quadrant designation used to locate site of pain, tumor or some other abnormality. |
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The nine regions |
Epigastric, right and left hypochondriac, Umbilical, right and left lumbar, hypogastric (pubic), right and left inguinial. |
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The four quadrants |
Right and left upper, right and left lower. RUQ, LUQ, RLQ, LLQ. |
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Cranial Cavity |
Formed by cranial bones and contains the brain |
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Vertebral canal |
Formed by the vertebral column and contains spinal chord and the beginnings of spinal nerves. |
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Thoracic cavity |
Chest Cavity; contains pleural and pericardial cavities and mediastinum |
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Pleural cavity |
two of; each surround the lung; the serous membrane of the pleural cavities is the pleura. |
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Pericardial Cavity |
Surrounds the heart; the serous membrane of the pericardial cavity is the pericardium. |
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Mediastinum |
Central protion of the thoracic cavitiy between the medial walls of pleural cavities; extends from sternum to vertibral column and the front first rib to diaphragm; contains heart, thymus, esophagus, trachea, and several large blood vessels. |
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Abdominalpelvic cavity |
subdivided into Abdominal and Pelvic cavity. i.e contains abdominal and pelvic cavity. |
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Abdominal Cavity |
Contains stomach, spleen, liver, gallbladder, small intestine, and most of the large intestine; the serous membrane of the abdominal cavity is the peritoneum. |
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Pelvic Cavity |
Contains uriniary bladder, portions of the large intentine and internal organs of reproduction. |
