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Two of these five cavities are in the back of the body and are called the
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| The other three cavities are in the front of the body and are called the ___ ___ |
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| The ___ ___ contains the brain and is surrounded and protected by the cranium, or skull. |
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Dorsal cavities
cranial cavity |
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| The ___ ___ contains the spinal cord and is surrounded and protected by the bones of the spine, or vertebrae |
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spinal cavity |
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| The ___ ___ contains the heart and the lungs |
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Ventral cavities
thoracic cavity |
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| The ___ ___ is surround and protected by the ribs, the sternum and the vertebrae |
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thoracic cavity |
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| Within the thoracic cavity is the ____ (the space between the lungs) and the ___ ___ (the space within the double-folded membrane that surrounds the lungs |
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Ventral cavities
mediastinum and pleural cavity |
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| ___ is the space between the lungs |
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Ventral cavities
mediastinum |
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| ___ ___ the space within the double-folded membrane that surrounds the lungs |
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Ventral cavities
pleural cavity |
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| The ___ ___ contains the stomach, liver and intestines. |
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abdominal cavity |
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| The abdominal cavity is separated from the thoracic cavity by the muscle called the ____. |
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| The abdominal cavity is lined by a highly vascular membrane called the ___. |
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| The ___ ___ contains the bladder and reproductive organs. |
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Because nothing physically separates the pelvic and abdominal cavity, they are collectively referred to as the
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| In the LUQ lie the ___ and ___ |
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| The area that is approximately two thirds of the distance between the navel and the hip bone in the RLQ. |
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| In the LLQ halfway between the navel and the hipbone, is ___ ___ |
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| The ___ ___ is a standard site of entrance for surgeons who perform laparoscopic surgery. |
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