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15 Cards in this Set
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Name the two main body cavities
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Dorsal Body Cavity and Ventral body cavity
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Name subparts of Dorsal Cavity
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Cranial and Vertebral
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What does the cranial cavity contain?
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Brain
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What does the vertebral cavity contain?
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Spinal cord
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Name subparts of Ventral cavity
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Thoracic Cavity
Abdominopelvic Cavity |
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Name the two cavities of the Abdominopelvic cavity
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Abdominal Cavity
Pelvic Cavity |
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What is in the Thoracic Cavity?
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Heart and lungs
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What is in the abdominal cavity?
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digestive viscera - stomach, intestines, liver, etc.
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What is in the pelvic cavity?
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Urinary bladder, reproductive organs and rectum.
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Name the other body cavities
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Oral
Nasal Orbital Middle Ear Synovial |
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What is the oral cavity?
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Mouth - contains teeth and tongue - continuous with digestive tube and anus
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What is the nasal cavity?
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Located within and posterior to the nose - passage to respiratory system
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What is the orbital cavities?
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Skull house of the eyes and present them in an anterior position.
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What is the middle ear cavities?
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Tiny bones that transmit sound vibrations to the hearing organ in the inner ear.
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What is the synovial cavities?
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Joint cavities -ex. knee, hip, vertebrae joints. Secretes lubication to prevent friction.
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