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| spaces within the body that help protect, separate, and support internal organs |
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| body cavity formed by the cranial bones and containing the brain |
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| cavity within the vertebral column formed by the vertebral foramina of all the vertebrae and containing the spinal cord AKA spinal canal |
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| cavity superior to the diaphragm that contains two pleural cavities, the mediastinum, and the pericardinal cavity |
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| small potential space between the visceral and parietal layers of the serous pericardium that contains pericardial fluid |
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| small potential space between the visceral and parietal pleurae |
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| the anatomical region on the thoracic cavity between pleurae of the lungs that extends from the sternum to the vertebral column and from the first rib to the diaphragm |
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| any partition that separates one area from another especially the dome shaped skeletal muscle between the thoracic and abdominal cavities |
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| inferior to the diaphragm that is subdivided into a superior abdominal cavity and an inferior pelvic cavity |
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| superior portion of the abdominopelvic cavity that contains the stomach, spleen, liver, gallladder, most of the small intestine and part of the large intestine |
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| inferior portion of the abdominopelvic cavity that contains the urinary bladder, sigmoid colon, rectum,and internal female and male reproductive structures |
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