A&P 1 - Body Cavities Flashcards
A&P 1
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| 408216937 | Dorsal (Posterior) Cavities are composed of... | Cranial and Spinal Cavities | |
| 408216938 | Cranial Cavity | brain fills this cavity | |
| 408216939 | Spinal Cavity | Spinal cord is in this cavity | |
| 408216940 | Ventral (Anterior) Cavities are composed of... | filled with all of your viscera (guts) Thoracic, Abdominopelvic, Pelvic | |
| 408216941 | Thoracic Cavity | Has two sub-cavities Pleural Cavity Mediastinum Cavity | |
| 408216942 | Pleural Cavity | Houses Lungs, 2 of them located contralaterally, distal to the Mediastinum. | |
| 408216943 | Mediastinum Cavity | Cavity located medially between the Pleural Cavities; it contains the heart, esophagus, trachea, great blood vessels, thoracic duct, thymus, and other structures. | |
| 408216944 | Abdominopelvic Cavity | inferior to the diaphragm, has two sub-cavities. Abdominal Cavity Pelvic Cavity | |
| 408216945 | Abdominal Cavity | Digestive Viscera, Pancrease, Liver, Kidneys, Appendix, Stomach, gall bladder | |
| 408216946 | Pelvic Cavity | Surrounded by pelvic bones - top of sacrum to top of pubic bone. Houses end of intestines, reproductive organs, bladder. |