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Cavities&Mesenteries
bodily cavities and mesenteries - locations and terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| where is the cranial cavity and what does it hold? | located in the cranium, the cavity holds the brain |
| where is the dorsal cavity located? | located on the dorsal aspect, contains the spinal cavity |
| where is the spinal cavity? | located on the spinal aspect |
| where is the ventral cavity? | located on the ventral aspect, contains the thoracic and abdominal cavity |
| where is the pericardial cavity? | located within the ventral cavity, before the heart |
| where is the thoracic cavity? | located within the ventral cavity, containing the lungs, heart, and diaphragm |
| what is the potential space? | the space that occurs between visceral and parietal spaces |
| what are the serosa also known as? | the serous membranes |