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10 Cards in this Set
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what body cavity holds the brain and spinal chord?
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Dorsal cavity
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what body cavity holds the brain?
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cranial cavity
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what body cavity holds the spinal cord?
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vertebral canal
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what body cavity (arising from a space called the coelom formed in embryonic development) contains the respiratory, cardiovascular, digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems?
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ventral cavity
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what body cavity forms the superior part of the ventral cavity, is surrounded by the ribs and vertebral column, and holds the heart and lungs?
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thoracic cavity
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what body cavity forms the inferior portion of the ventral cavity and contains digestive, urinary, and reproductive organs?
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Abdominopelvic cavity
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what muscular partition separates the ventral cavity into its two smaller cavities?
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Diaphragm
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what type of membrane lines the ventral cavity?
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serous membrane
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of the membranes that line the ventral cavity, what layer adheres to the external surface of the internal organs?
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visceral(layer)
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of the membranes that line the ventral cavity, what layer adheres to the internal surface of the body wall?
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parietal(layer)
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