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Med Term I Chap 2 Body Cavities
Body Cavities
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Undergraduate 1
09/03/2010

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Term
pelvic cavity
Definition
portions of the small & large intestines, rectum, urinary bladder, urethra and ureteres; uterus and vagina in the female
Term
abdominal cavity
Definition
space below the chest containing organs such as the liver, stomach, gallbladder & intestines;  also called the abdomen
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cranial cavity
Definition

space in the head containing the brain & surrounded by the skull. 

 

Cranial means pertaining to the skull

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spinal cavity
Definition

space within the spinal column & containing the spinal cord.

 

Also called spinal canal

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thoracic cavity
Definition
space in the chest containng the heart, lungs, bronchial tubes, trachea, esphagus & other organs.
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