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| located near the dorsal surface of the body and has two subdivision: Cranial cavity and Vertebral cavity |
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| formed by the cranial bone and contains brain |
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| formed by vertebral column and contain spinal cord and the beginnings of spinal nerves. |
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| chest cavity; superior portion of ventral body cavity; contains pleural and pericardial cavities and mediastinum |
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| each surrounds a lung (pleura) |
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| surround the heart (pericardium) |
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| between plural cavities - heart, esophagus, trachea, thymus, aorta, SVC |
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Divide from thoracic cavity by an physical plane, a diaphragm stomach, spleen, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, small and most of large intestine (peritoneum) |
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divide by oblique plane from sacral promotory to pubic symphysis Urinary bladder, inferior portion of large intestine, internal organs of reproduction |
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