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MedTerm Body Cav
Body Cavities
Term | Definition |
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Cranial (dorsal cavity) | inside skull and contains brain, protected by meninges |
Spinal (dorsal cavity) | formed by canal thru vertebra, contains spinal cord, protected by meninges |
Thoracic (superior ventral cavity) | mediastinum-central region; contains heart, trachea, esophagus, aorta, thymus gland. heart in pericardial sac Pleural Cavities-side regions; each contains a lung. protected by pleura |
Abdominopelvic (inferior ventral cavity) | Abdominal Cavity-contains stomach, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, portions of colon and intestine |
Abdominopelvic (inferior ventral cavity) | Pelvic Cavity-urinary bladder, ureters, urethra, portions of colon & intestine. (uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes, vag) (prostate gland, seminal vesicles, bulboururethral gland, portion of vas deferens |