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Body Cavities, Abdominal Regions & Quadrants

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Name the 2 main body cavities and their main subdivisions   show
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Which organs are contained in the dorsal body cavity?   show
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show The lungs (surrounded by the pleural cavity) and the superior mediastinum which contains the heart (surrounded by the pericardial cavity), trachea, and esophagus. The mediastinum is the space and organs between the lungs.  
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What separates the thoracic cavity from the abdomino-pelvic cavity?   show
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show there is no physical barrier between these  
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show intestines, liver, spleen, stomach, pancreas  
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What does the pelvic cavity contain?   show
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show right hypochondriac, epigastric, left hypochoncriac, right lumbar, umbilical, left lumbar, right iliac, hypogastric, left iliac  
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Describe organs found in the superior 3 abdominal regions, by region   show
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Describe organs found in the umbilical and lumbar regions   show
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show Right iliac: cecum; hypogastric: urinary bladder, rectum, initial part of the sigmoid colon; left iliac: inferior part of descending colon  
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Describe organs found by abdominal quadrant   show
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show fat, female, forty  
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