"Cavum" redirects here. For the cloud formation, see Fallstreak hole.
Body cavity
Cross-section showing cavities in the human body, the dorsal and ventral body cavities labelled.
Cross-section of an oligochaete worm. The worm's body cavity surrounds the central typhlosole.
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A body cavity is any space or compartment, or potential space, in an animal body. Cavities accommodate organs and other structures; cavities as potential spaces contain fluid.
The two largest human body cavities are the ventral body cavity, and the dorsal body cavity. In the dorsal body cavity the brain and spinal cord are located.
The membranes that surround the central nervous system organs (the brain and the spinal cord, in the cranial and spinal cavities) are the three meninges. The differently lined spaces contain different types of fluid. In the meninges for example the fluid is cerebrospinal fluid; in the abdominal cavity the fluid contained in the peritoneum is a serous fluid.
In amniotes and some invertebrates the peritoneum lines their largest body cavity called the coelom.
fluid. The two largest human bodycavities are the ventral bodycavity, and the dorsal bodycavity. In the dorsal bodycavity the brain and spinal cord are...
A bodycavity search, also known simply as a cavity search, is either a visual search or a manual internal inspection of bodycavities for prohibited materials...
The dorsal bodycavity is located along the dorsal (posterior) surface of the human body, where it is subdivided into the cranial cavity housing the brain...
The ventral bodycavity is a human bodycavity that is in the anterior (front) aspect of the human body. It is made up of the thoracic cavity, and the abdominopelvic...
A bodycavity bomb (BCB) is an explosive device hidden inside the body of a person in order to commit a suicide attack. While this concept has been used...
The coelom (or celom) is the main bodycavity in many animals and is positioned inside the body to surround and contain the digestive tract and other...
The abdominal cavity is a large bodycavity in humans and many other animals that contain organs. It is a part of the abdominopelvic cavity. It is located...
the orifices of the outflow tracts of the heart, between the heart valves. Internal urethral orifice Mucosa Mucocutaneous boundary Meatus Bodycavity...
tissue membrane of mesothelium lining the contents and inner walls of bodycavities, which secrete serous fluid to allow lubricated sliding movements between...
The pelvic cavity is a bodycavity that is bounded by the bones of the pelvis. Its oblique roof is the pelvic inlet (the superior opening of the pelvis)...
elongation of the duct. The diaphragm divides the bodycavity into the thoracic cavity and the abdominal cavity. It develops from four components: the septum...
Look up cavity in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Cavity may refer to: Bodycavity, a fluid-filled space in many animals where organs typically develop...
the body orifice through which many animals ingest food and vocalize. The bodycavity immediately behind the mouth opening, known as the oral cavity (or...
abdominopelvic cavity is a bodycavity that consists of the abdominal cavity and the pelvic cavity. The upper portion is the abdominal cavity, and it contains...
A hydrocele is an accumulation of serous fluid in a bodycavity. A hydrocele testis, the most common form of hydrocele, is the accumulation of fluids...
The thoracic cavity (or chest cavity) is the chamber of the body of vertebrates that is protected by the thoracic wall (rib cage and associated skin,...
occupied by the abdomen is called the abdominal cavity. In arthropods, it is the posterior tagma of the body; it follows the thorax or cephalothorax. In humans...
The cranial cavity, also known as intracranial space, is the space within the skull that accommodates the brain. The skull minus the mandible is called...
human anatomy, the spinal canal, vertebral canal or spinal cavity is an elongated bodycavity enclosed within the dorsal bony arches of the vertebral column...
the bodycavity (pariet- refers to a cavity wall). Between the parietal and visceral layers is a very thin, fluid-filled serous space, or cavity. For...
features defining modern molluscs are a body largely consisting of solid muscle, a mantle with a significant cavity used for breathing and excretion, the...
Cavity Search may refer to: Bodycavity search, a visual search or a manual internal inspection of bodycavities for prohibited material (contraband),...
with their internal segmentation. The body is muscular and relatively solid, and the coelom, the spacious bodycavity found in other annelids, is reduced...
(98.6 °F). A rectal or vaginal measurement taken directly inside the bodycavity is typically slightly higher than oral measurement, and oral measurement...
forms the lining of several bodycavities: the pleura (pleural cavity around the lungs), peritoneum (abdominopelvic cavity including the mesentery, omenta...
tube-like heart pumps blood through the hemocoel, which is the major bodycavity. Marine chelicerates have gills, while the air-breathing forms generally...
collection of infected fluid in a bodycavity. The term is from Greek ἐμπύημα, "abscess". Empyema occurs in: the pleural cavity (pleural empyema also known...
the body, with the exception of skin. Examples include the heart, lungs and liver. Many organs reside within cavities within the body. These cavities include...
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