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13 Cards in this Set
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dorsal body cavity
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protects the fragile nervous system organs and has two subdivisions; the cranial cavitya nd the vertebral or spinal cavity
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cranial cavity
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in the skull, encases the brain
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vertebral or spinal cavity
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runs within the bonyu vertebral column and encloses the delicate spinal cord
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Ventral body cavity
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houses the internal organs and has two subdivisions; the thoracic cavity and the abdominopelvic cavity
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viscera
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all of the internal organs in the ventral body cavity
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viscus
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an organ in a body cavity
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thoracic cavity
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the superior subdivision of the ventral body cavity. surrounded by the ribs and chest muscles
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pleural cavities
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lateral cavities that each hold a lung. a subdivision of the thoracic cavity
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mediastinum
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contains the pericardial cavity and surrounds the remaining throacic organs
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pericardial cavity
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encloses the heart
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abdominopelvic cavity
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superior portion is the abdominal cavity and the inferior portion is the pelvic cavity
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abdominal cavity
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contains the stomach intestines spleen liver and other organs
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pelvic cavity
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lies in the bony pelvis and contains the bladder some reporductive organs and the rectum
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