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Where is the dorsal body cavity located?
Where is the dorsal body cavity located?
- In the lower extremities.
- At the back of the body. (correct)
- On the left side of the abdomen.
- At the front of the body.
What is the primary function of the dorsal body cavity?
What is the primary function of the dorsal body cavity?
- To allow smooth movement between organs.
- To facilitate digestion and absorption.
- To protect the Central Nervous System. (correct)
- To support the skeletal system.
What characteristic distinguishes the ventral cavity from the dorsal cavity?
What characteristic distinguishes the ventral cavity from the dorsal cavity?
- It is lined with serous membrane. (correct)
- It is located at the back of the body.
- It houses the Central Nervous System.
- It is smaller in size than the dorsal cavity.
Which of the following organs are primarily housed in the ventral cavity?
Which of the following organs are primarily housed in the ventral cavity?
What is the purpose of the serous membrane in the ventral cavity?
What is the purpose of the serous membrane in the ventral cavity?
Which cavity is directly responsible for protecting the spinal cord?
Which cavity is directly responsible for protecting the spinal cord?
What separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity?
What separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity?
Which of the following organs is NOT found in the abdominal cavity?
Which of the following organs is NOT found in the abdominal cavity?
Which region is located in the upper middle section of the abdominal cavity?
Which region is located in the upper middle section of the abdominal cavity?
What does the pelvic cavity primarily contain?
What does the pelvic cavity primarily contain?
Which cavity contains the brain and is protected by the skull?
Which cavity contains the brain and is protected by the skull?
In which region would you find the left hypochondriac?
In which region would you find the left hypochondriac?
Which cavity is associated with the lungs?
Which cavity is associated with the lungs?
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Body Cavities
Body Cavities
Internal spaces in the body that house and protect vital organs.
Dorsal Body Cavity
Dorsal Body Cavity
Posterior cavity protecting the brain and spinal cord (CNS).
Ventral Body Cavity
Ventral Body Cavity
Anterior cavity that houses organs for circulation, respiration, digestion and reproduction.
CNS
CNS
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Body Planes
Body Planes
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Vertebral Cavity
Vertebral Cavity
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Thoracic Cavity
Thoracic Cavity
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Cranial Cavity
Cranial Cavity
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Abdominal Cavity
Abdominal Cavity
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Pelvic Cavity
Pelvic Cavity
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Diaphragm
Diaphragm
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Right Hypochondriac Region
Right Hypochondriac Region
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Epigastric Region
Epigastric Region
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