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Dorsal Body Cavity
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Made up of the cranial and spinal cavity.
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Ventral Body Cavity (Coelom)
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Made up of the thoracic cavity and the abdominopelvic cavity
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Cranial Cavity
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Surrounds the head
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Thoracic Cavity
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Located in the chest.
contains the pericardial and pleural cavities. |
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Spinal Cavity
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Surrounds the spine
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Abdominal Cavity
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Surrounds the abdomen
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Pelvic Cavity
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Located below the abdominal cavity near the pelvis.
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Pericardial Cavity
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Surrounds the heart
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Pleural Cavity
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Surrounds the lungs.
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Serous Membranes
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Surround the heart, lungs, stomach and intestines.
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Visceral
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Attached to the surface of organ
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Parietal
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Superficial to the visceral, lines the wall of the body cavity
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Pericardium
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Fluid that surrounds the heart.
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Pleura
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Serous membrane that surrounds the lung
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Peritoneum
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Fluid membrane that surrounds the digestive system
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