Body Cavities

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What is the parietal membrane?
Serous membrane that lines the boundaries of the body cavities
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What is the visceral membrane?
Serous membrane that covers the organs
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What is the viscera?
Body cavities are chambers within the body that contain the internal organs
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What is the function of body cavities?
Provide protection for the viscera against any jarring or knocking by cushioning them
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Define mesentery
Inner part of the periteoneum that is attached to the intestines
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Define mesovarium
A section of periteoneum that is attached to the ovaries
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Is the pelvic cavity continuous with the abdominal cavity?
Yes - the cranial part of it is also lined with peritoneum
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Name three body cavities?
The thoracic cavity, abdominal cavity and the pelvic cavity
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What is the visceral membrane?

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Serous membrane that covers the organs

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What is the viscera?

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What is the function of body cavities?

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Define mesentery

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