Set: Anatomy Body Cavities, Quadrants, and Regions

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dorsal cavityspine and skull, has two subdivisions that are continuous with each other:cranial and spinal cavity
cranial cavitythe space inside the bony skull, protects the brain
vertebral (spinal) cavityextends from the cranial cavity nearly ot the end of the vertebral column, the spinal cord, which is a continuation of the brain, is protected by the vertebrae, which surround the spinal cavity
ventral body cavitylarger than the dorsal cavity, contains all the structures within the chest and abdominal, subdivided into thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities
thoracic cavityseparated from the rest of the ventral cavity by a dome-shaped muscle called the diaphragm, organs include lungs, heart, other others; somewhat protected by ribcage, central region called mediastinum, separates lungs into left and right cavities
abdominopelvic cavityinferior to diaphragm, divided into quadrants and named according to their relative position: right upper right lower left upper left lower. divided into 9 regions including umbilical, epigastric, hypogastric, right and left iliac, right and left lumbar, right and left hypochondriac. Subdivided into abdominal cavity and pelvic cavity
abdominal cavitysuperior; contains stomach liver intestines and kidneys
pelvic cavityinferior; reproductive organs, bladder,and rectum
diaphragmdome-shaped muscle that separated the thoracic cavity from the abdominopelvic cavity
mediastinumcentral region that separates the lungs into left and right cavities within the thoracic cavity; houses the heart, trachea, and other organs
oral cavitythe mouth; contains teeth and tongue, part of digestive cavity
digestive cavitycontains digestive organs and opens to the exterior at the anus
nasal cavitylocated within and posterior to the nose part of the respiratory system passageways
orbital cavityorbits in the skull, house the eyes and present them in an anterior position
middle ear cavitycarved into the skull, lie just medial to the eardrums, contain tiny bones that transmit sound vibrations to the hearing receptors in the inner ears

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  1. vertebral (spinal) cavity extends from the cranial cavity nearly ot the end of the vertebral column, the spinal cord, which is a continuation of the brain, is protected by the vertebrae, which surround the spinal cavity - 3 misses
  2. thoracic cavity separated from the rest of the ventral cavity by a dome-shaped muscle called the diaphragm, organs include lungs, heart, other others; somewhat protected by ribcage, central region called mediastinum, separates lungs into left and right cavities - 3 misses
  3. dorsal cavity spine and skull, has two subdivisions that are continuous with each other:cranial and spinal cavity - 3 misses
  4. middle ear cavity carved into the skull, lie just medial to the eardrums, contain tiny bones that transmit sound vibrations to the hearing receptors in the inner ears - 2 misses
  5. cranial cavity the space inside the bony skull, protects the brain - 2 misses
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  7. ventral body cavity larger than the dorsal cavity, contains all the structures within the chest and abdominal, subdivided into thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities - 1 miss