Body Cavities

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Cavitites

Provide protection to organs within them

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Dorsal body cavity

Cranial, Vertebal

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Ventral body cavity

Thoracic, Abdominopelvic

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<p>Dorsal body cavity</p>

Dorsal body cavity

  • Protects fragile nervous system

  • Cranial cavity: encases brain

  • Vertebral cavity: encases spinal cord


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<p>Ventral body cavity</p>

Ventral body cavity

  • Housing the internal organs

  • Thoracic cavity

  • Abdominopelvic cavity


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<p>Thoracic cavity</p>

Thoracic cavity

Two pleural cavities: each cavity surrounds one lung

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Mediastinum

contains pericardial cavity

surrounds other thoracic organs such as esophagus


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<p>Pericardial cavity</p>

Pericardial cavity

encloses heart

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Abdominopelvic cavity

abdominal cavity, pelvic cavity

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<p>Abdominal cavity</p>

Abdominal cavity

stomach, intestines, spleen and liver

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<p>Pelvic cavity</p>

Pelvic cavity

Urinary bladder, Reproductive organs, and rectum

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Abdominopelvic quadrants(4) or regions(9)

right upper quadrant

left upper quadrant

right lower quadrant

left lower quadrant

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<p>Body quadrants </p>

Body quadrants


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<p>9 Adominolpelvic Regions </p>

9 Adominolpelvic Regions

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<p>9 Regions </p>

9 Regions