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What is the Abdominopelvic Cavity?
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The second subdivision of the ventral cavity, it contains: the kidneys, stomach, liver and gallbladder, small and large intestines, pancreas, spleen and in women the uterus and ovaries.
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What is the Cranial Cavity?
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The cavity containing the brain.
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What is the Mediastinum?
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The space between the two pleural cavities (lungs) that contains the heart, the thymus gland, lymph and blood vessels, esophagus, trachea, and nerves.
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Define the term Parietal.
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Parietal refers to the walls of the cavity.
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What is the Pericardial Cavity?
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The space between the epicardial of the heart and the inner layer of the pericardial sac.
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What is the pleural cavity?
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The small space between the pleural membranes.
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What is the Spinal Cavity?
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The cavity containing the spinal cord.
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What is the Thoracic Cavity?
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The first subdivision of the ventral cavity that is surrounded by the rib cage and contains the heart and the lungs.
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Define the term Visceral.
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The covering of an organ.
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What are the body's two main cavities?
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The Dorsal cavity and the Ventral cavity.
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What does the Dorsal cavity contain?
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The dorsal cavity contains the organs of the nervous system that coordinate the bodies functions. The two cavities that reside inside the dorsal cavity are: The cranial cavity and the spinal cavity.
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What does the Ventral cavity contain?
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The ventral cavity contains the organs that are involved in maintaining homeostasis or a constant internal environment. The cavities inside the ventral cavity are: The Thoracic cavity and the Abdominopelvic Cavity.
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What seperates the Abdominopelvic cavity and the Thoracic cavity?
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The diaphragm.
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