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cavities
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anatomical Position | standing erect, facing forward, upper limbs at the sides, palms facing forward |
| Cranial Cavity | houses brain |
| Vertebral Canal (spinal cavity) | contains spinal cord |
| Thoracic Cavity | houses lungs, thoracic viscera, hear, part of the trachea and esophagus |
| Abdominopelvic Cavity | contains abdominal and pelvic viscera |
| Diaphragm | muscle that separates the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities |
| Mediastinum | region between lungs in thoracic cavity which contains heart, esophagus, trachea, thymus gland |
| Abdominal Cavity | |
| Pelvic Cavity | enclosed by pelvic bones and contains end of large intestines, urinary bladder, internal reproductive organs |
| Small Cavities of the head | oral cavity nasal cavity orbital cavity middle ear cavity paranasal cavity cranial cavity |
| Axial Portion | head neck and trunk |
| Appendicular Portion | upper and lower limbs |
| Pectoral Girdle | |
| Pelvic Girdle | hip bones |
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