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Body Cavities
Chapter 1-4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| includes the thoracic cavity. pleural cavity, superior mediastinium, pericardial cavity, diaphram, pelvic cavity. | Ventral Body Cavity |
| houses the lungs | pleural cavity |
| houses thymus and thyroid | superior mediastinium |
| housess the heart | pericardial cavity |
| separates the thoracic cavity from the rest of the ventral cavity | diaphram |
| houses the reproductive organs | pelvic cavity |
| houses the brain | cranial cavity |
| houses the spine | spinal cavity or vertebral cavity |
| include the cranial and spinal cavity | dorsal body cavity |