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Body Cavities and Associated Structures
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 3
01/17/2011

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cranial cavity
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vertebral canal (spinal cavity)
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diaphragm
Definition
respiration muscles
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thoracic cavity
Definition
contains lungs and heart
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visceral pleura
Definition
lining attached to lungs
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parietal pleura
Definition
membrane attached to body wall
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pleural cavity
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space btw parietal pleura and visceral pleura
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mediastinum
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space btw 2 lungs
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visceral pericardium
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lining attached to heart
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parietal pericardium
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layer outside heart close to body wall
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pericardial cavity
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space btw parietal pericardium and visceral pericardium
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abdominopelvic cavity
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cavity below diaphragm
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visceral peritoneum
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lining attached to organs
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parietal peritoneum
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lining attached to body wall
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peritoneal cavity
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space btw parietal peritoneum and visceral peritoneum
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retroperitoneal
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behind the peritoneal cavity
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oral (buccal) cavity
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mouth
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nasal cavity
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nose
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orbital cavity
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eye
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middle ear cavity
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ear drum and inner ear
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