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| Largest main body cavity. |
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| Roof of the abdomino-pelvic cavity. |
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| Floor of the abdomino-pelvic cavity. |
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| Levator ani muscle (pelvic diaphragm) |
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| Upper part of the abdominal wall |
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| Lower part of the abdominal wall. |
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| The contents of the abdomino-pelvic cavity (6). |
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Definition
- GI tract
- glands
- urinary system
- deep reproductive glands and ducts
- spleen
- blood & nerve supplies
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| The three sets of lateral muscles that make up the abdominal muscles. |
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Definition
- External obliques
- Internal obliques
- Transverse abdominus
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| The longitudinal muscle at the front of the abdomin |
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| The fibres of the external obliques face ____ and _____. |
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| The fibres of the internal obliques run ______ to the fibres of the external obliques. |
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| The origin of the transversus abdominus (3). |
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- Iliac crest
- Lumbar vertebrae
- Lower 6 costal cartilages
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| The ______ separates the rectus abdominis. |
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| The rectus abdominis is attached to the costals cartilages of ribs ___ to ____. |
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