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22 Cards in this Set
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includes the head, neck, and trunk |
axial portion |
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includes the upper and lower limbs |
appendicular |
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houses the brain |
cranial cavity |
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contains the spinal cord within the sections of the backbone |
vertebral canal |
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organs within the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavity |
viscera |
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broad thin muscle that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominopelvic cavity |
diaphragm |
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separates the thoracic cavity into two compartments |
mediastinum |
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includes the stomach, liver, spleen, gallbladder, kidneys, and most of the small and large intestine |
abdominal cavity |
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portion of the abdominopelvic cavity enclosed by the hip bones |
pelvic cavity |
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contains the teeth and the tongue |
oral cavity |
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located within the nose and divided into right and left portions by a nasal septum |
nasal cavity |
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containing the eyes and associated skeletal muscles and nerves |
orbital cavity |
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membrane that lines the walls of the right and left thoracic compartments which contains the lungs |
parietal pleura |
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refers to the membrane attached to the wall of a cavity |
parietal pleura |
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refers to the membrane that is deeper toward the interior and covers an internal organ |
visceral |
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separated by a thin film of watery fluid which they secrete |
pleural membrane |
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the potential space between the pleural membranes is called |
pleural cavity |
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the heart is surrounded by |
pericardial membranes |
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covers the heart's surface |
visceral pericardium |
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membranes in the abdominopelvic cavity |
peritoneal |
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covers each organ in the abdominal cavity |
visceral peritoneum |
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lines the wall of abdominopelvic cavity |
parietal peritoneum |
