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9 Cards in this Set
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Dorsal cavity
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includes two cavities
-cranial- brain enclosed in rigid skull -vertebral/spinal-spinal cord surrounded/protected by vertebral column |
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Ventral cavity
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-thoracic
-abdominopelvic -mediastinum -pleural -pericardial -oral -nasal -synovial -middle ear |
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Serous Membranes (serosa)
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thin, double layered membrane that covers the walls and organs in the ventral body cavity
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serous fluid
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lubricant released by serous membranes to minimize friction between organs rubbing against each other
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parietal serosa
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membrane lines cavity walls
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visceral serosa
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covers external surface of the organs within the cavity
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pericardium
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membrane around heart
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pleura
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membrane around lungs
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peritoneum
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membrane around abdominal cavity and its organs
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