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Body Cavities and Structures
Posterior and Anterior Human Body Cavities
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
01/19/2010

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Term
Cranial Cavity
Definition
Cranium, etc.
Term
Vertebral canal
Definition
encases spine
Term
Diaphragm
Definition
separates thoracic/abdominopelvic
Term
thoracic cavity
Definition
chest
Term
visceral pleura
Definition
pleural cavity in contact w/lungs
Term
Mediastinum
Definition
Space between lungs
Term
Visceral pericardium
Definition
cavity in contact with heart
Term
[image]
Definition
space between lungs
Term
retroperitoneal
Definition
behind peritoneal cavity
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middle ear cavity
Definition
cavity inside ear
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orbital cavity
Definition
cavity of eye
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visceral/parietal pleural cavity
Definition
around organ/around cavity surrounding lungs
Term
abdominopelvic cavity
Definition
below diaphragm
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pericardial cavity
Definition
where heart sits
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peritoneal cavity
Definition
below diaphragm, above pelvic cavity
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