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Which body cavity is subdivided by the diaphragm into an upper thoracic cavity and a lower abdominopelvic cavity?
Which body cavity is subdivided by the diaphragm into an upper thoracic cavity and a lower abdominopelvic cavity?
What kind of cavities are the pleural cavities and the mediastinum?
What kind of cavities are the pleural cavities and the mediastinum?
Which body cavity is formed by the cranial bones and contains the brain?
Which body cavity is formed by the cranial bones and contains the brain?
Where is the vertebral (spinal) canal located?
Where is the vertebral (spinal) canal located?
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Which of the following is NOT a subdivision of the ventral body cavity?
Which of the following is NOT a subdivision of the ventral body cavity?
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The pleural cavities and mediastinum are located within which larger body cavity?
The pleural cavities and mediastinum are located within which larger body cavity?
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What is the function of the mediastinum in the thoracic cavity?
What is the function of the mediastinum in the thoracic cavity?
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Which structure encloses the heart and great vessels in the thoracic cavity?
Which structure encloses the heart and great vessels in the thoracic cavity?
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What is the role of the pleural cavities in the thoracic cavity?
What is the role of the pleural cavities in the thoracic cavity?
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What structures are included in the viscera of the abdominal cavity?
What structures are included in the viscera of the abdominal cavity?
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Which type of membrane covers and adheres to the viscera within the thoracic and abdominal cavities?
Which type of membrane covers and adheres to the viscera within the thoracic and abdominal cavities?
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What is the function of the serous fluid between the layers of serous membrane?
What is the function of the serous fluid between the layers of serous membrane?
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What is the function of the visceral pericardium?
What is the function of the visceral pericardium?
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How can the abdominopelvic cavity be divided for easy description of organ locations?
How can the abdominopelvic cavity be divided for easy description of organ locations?
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Which cavity may be divided into quadrants by passing imaginary lines through the umbilicus?
Which cavity may be divided into quadrants by passing imaginary lines through the umbilicus?
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What does the parietal peritoneum line in the abdominal cavity?
What does the parietal peritoneum line in the abdominal cavity?
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Which body cavity contains the visceral peritoneum?
Which body cavity contains the visceral peritoneum?
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In which of the following joints can you find movement resembling that at the shoulder joint?
In which of the following joints can you find movement resembling that at the shoulder joint?
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