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Roberts Anthony J. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves. This is a preview of subscription content, log in to check access. Hollinshead, W. These are cookies that ensure the proper functioning of the website and allow its optimization detection of navigation problems, connection to your IMAIOS account, online payments, debugging and website security.
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Anatomical terminology for body cavities : Humans have multiple body cavities, including the cranial cavity, the vertebral cavity, the thoracic cavity containing the pericardial cavity and the pleural cavity , the abdominal cavity, and the pelvic cavity. In mammals, the diaphragm separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity. The dorsal cavity is a continuous cavity located on the dorsal side of the body.
It houses the organs of the upper central nervous system, including the brain and the spinal cord. The meninges is a multi-layered membrane within the dorsal cavity that envelops and protects the brain and spinal cord. The cranial cavity is the anterior portion of the dorsal cavity consisting of the space inside the skull.
This cavity contains the brain, the meninges of the brain, and cerebrospinal fluid. The vertebral cavity is the posterior portion of the dorsal cavity and contains the structures within the vertebral column.
These include the spinal cord, the meninges of the spinal cord, and the fluid-filled spaces between them. This is the most narrow of all body cavities, sometimes described as threadlike.
The ventral cavity, the interior space in the front of the body, contains many different organ systems. The organs within the ventral cavity are also called viscera.
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