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| Formed by cranial bones and contains the brain |
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| contains spinal cord and befinnings of spinal nerves |
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| Contains pleural and pericardial cavities and mediastinum |
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| Surrounds lungs; serous membran of each pleural cavity is th pleura |
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| surround the heart; serous membran of the pericardial cavity is the pericardium |
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| Central portion of the thoracic cabity between the lungs; extends from the sternum to vertebral column and from first rib to diaphragm; contains heart, thymus, esophagus, trachea and several large blood vessels |
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| Contains stomach spleen, liver, gallbladder, small intestine, and most of large intestine; the serous membran of the abdominal cavity is the peritoneum |
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| Contains urinary bladder, portions of large intestine, and internal organs of reproduction |
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