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18 Cards in this Set
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- Back
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Dorsal body cavity |
Cranial cavity and spinal cavity |
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Crainal cavity |
Houses brain |
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Spinal cavity |
Houses spinal cord |
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Ventral body cavity |
Thoracic cavity and Abdominopelvic cavity |
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Thoracic cavity |
Surrounded by ribs and muscles of the chest and subdivided into left and right PLEURAL CAVITIES and the PERICARDIAL CAVITY |
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Pericardial cavity |
Houses the heart |
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Pleural cavity |
Houses the lungs |
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Mediastium |
Houses all of the thoracic cavity EXCEPT the lungs. |
Includes the heart, thymus, esophagus, trachea, bronchi, and many blood and lymphatic vessels. |
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Abdominopelvic ( Peritoneal) cavity |
Houses abdominal subdivision and pelvic subdivision |
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Abdominal subdivision |
Contains the Stomach, intestines, spleen, and liver |
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Pelvic subdivision |
Contains bladder, certain reproductive organs, and the rectum |
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Umbilical region |
At the center of the abdomen |
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Epigastric region |
Immediately superior to the umbilical region. |
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Hypogastric region |
Immediately inferior to the umbilical region. |
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Hypochondriac regions |
Lateral to the epigastric regions, right and left. |
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Lumbar regions |
Lateral to the umbilical region, right and left. |
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Inguinal (Iliac) region |
Lateral to the hypogastric region, right and left. |
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Name the 4 quadrants of the body |
Right and left upper and right and left lower |
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