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Body Cavities
Internal chambers where vital organs are located
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
09/17/2012

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Dorsal Cavity
Definition
posterior cavity protected by skull and vertebral column
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Cranial cavity
Definition
brain
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Spinal cavity
Definition
spinal cord
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Ventral cavity
Definition
anterior cavity separated into 2 parts by the diaphragm
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Thoracic cavity
Definition
protected by the rib cage
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Left and right Pleural cavities
Definition
lungs
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Mediastinum
Definition

esophagus, trachea and thymus, major blood vessel; contains the pericardial cavity

(houses the heart)

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Abdominopelvic cavity
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Abdominal cavity
Definition
stomach, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, small intestines and part of the large intestines
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Pelvic cavity
Definition
urinary bladder, end of large intestines, internal reproductive structures
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