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cavities & planes

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Cavity   a space within the body which contains internal organs(viscera)  
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Ventral Cavity   contains organs that are invloved in maintining a constant internal enviroment or homeostasis  
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Thoracic Cavity   Chest Cavity  
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Dorsal Cavity conatins   Cranial Cavity, Vetebral Cavity  
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Cranial Cavity   Holds the brain  
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Vertebral Cavity   Contains the spinal cord  
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Pleural Sacs   Each contains a lung  
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Mediastinum   Lies between the lungs, contains the heart, thymus gland, part of the esophagus and trachea  
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Abdominal Cavity   Conatins the stoamch, small inestine, most of the large intestine,liver,spleen,kidneys, and uterus  
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Pelvic Cavity   Hold the bladder,part of the large intestine,female reproductive organs, and the male scrotal sac  
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Transeverse Plane   Divides the body or organ into upper and lower portions  
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Parasagittal Plane   The sagittal plane does not pass through the midline but instead divides the body or organ into unequal right and left sides  
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PARA   NEAR  
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Midsagittal (Medain) Plane   A plane passes through the midline of the body or organ and divides it into equal right and left sides  
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Sagittal Plane   Is a vertical plane that divides the body or organ into right and left sides  
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Sagittal   Arrow  
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Planes   Sagittal, Midsagaittal, Transverse, Parasagittal, Frontal, Oblique  
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Oblique Plane   Passes through the body or organ at an angle between a transverse plane and a sagittal plane or between a transverse plane and a frontal plane  
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Frontal Plane   Divides the body or organ into front and back portions  
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Longitudinal Sections   Sections that are produced by a plane running along the long axis of a long narrow structure  
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Cross-Sections   Sections that are produced by a plane running perpendicular to the long axis  
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Diaphragm   Separtes the thoracic cavity from the abdominopelvic cavity  
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Abdominopelvic Cavity   Consits of two continunous cavities: abdominal cavity and the pelvic cavity  
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Pericardial Cavity   Surrounds the heart and each pleural cavity contains a lung  
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