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body cavaties:
are spaces within the body that help protect seperate and support internal organ
cranial cavity
which contains the brain
vertibral canal
which contains the spinal cord, three layers of protective tissues called the meninges.
Thoracic cavity
is formed by the ribs, the chest musceles, the sternum and the back bone
pericardial cavity
a fluid filled space that surrounds the heart
pleural cavities
two fluid filled spaces around each lung
mediastinum
central part of the thoracic cavity
diaphragm
a domed shape muscle that seperates the thoracic cavity from the abdominopelvic cavity
abdominopelvic cavity
extends from the diaphragm to the groin and is encircled by abdominal wall and the bones and muscles of the pelvis.
abdominal cavity
contains the stomach spleen liver gallbladder small intestine and most of large intestine.
pelvic cavity
contains the urinary bladder, portions of the large intestine and internal organs of the reproductive system.
viscera
organs in the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities
Author
Wesleypjones
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158480
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body cavities
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body cavaties
Updated
2012-06-13T02:34:05Z
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