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Abdominal cavity, the Glossary

The abdominal cavity is a large body cavity in humans and many other animals that contain organs.^[1]

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Abdominopelvic cavity

The abdominopelvic cavity is a body cavity that consists of the abdominal cavity and the pelvic cavity. Abdominal cavity and abdominopelvic cavity are abdomen.

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Abscess

An abscess is a collection of pus that has built up within the tissue of the body.

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Acute (medicine)

In medicine, describing a disease as acute denotes that it is of recent onset; it occasionally denotes a short duration.

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The adrenal glands (also known as suprarenal glands) are endocrine glands that produce a variety of hormones including adrenaline and the steroids aldosterone and cortisol. Abdominal cavity and adrenal gland are abdomen.

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Animal

Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms in the biological kingdom Animalia.

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Antibiotic

An antibiotic is a type of antimicrobial substance active against bacteria.

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Ascites

Ascites (translit, meaning "bag" or "sac") is the abnormal build-up of fluid in the abdomen.

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Blood

Blood is a body fluid in the circulatory system of humans and other vertebrates that delivers necessary substances such as nutrients and oxygen to the cells, and transports metabolic waste products away from those same cells.

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Blood vessel

Blood vessels are the structures of the circulatory system that transport blood throughout the human body.

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Body cavity

A body cavity is any space or compartment, or potential space, in an animal body.

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Chronic condition

A chronic condition (also known as chronic disease or chronic illness) is a health condition or disease that is persistent or otherwise long-lasting in its effects or a disease that comes with time.

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Cirrhosis

Cirrhosis, also known as liver cirrhosis or hepatic cirrhosis, and end-stage liver disease, is a condition of the liver in which the normal functioning tissue, or parenchyma, is replaced with scar tissue (fibrosis) and regenerative nodules as a result of chronic liver disease.

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Coelom

The coelom (or celom) is the main body cavity in many animals and is positioned inside the body to surround and contain the digestive tract and other organs.

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Dome

A dome is an architectural element similar to the hollow upper half of a sphere.

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Duodenum

The duodenum is the first section of the small intestine in most higher vertebrates, including mammals, reptiles, and birds.

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Gallbladder

In vertebrates, the gallbladder, also known as the cholecyst, is a small hollow organ where bile is stored and concentrated before it is released into the small intestine. Abdominal cavity and gallbladder are abdomen.

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Gastrocolic ligament

The gastrocolic ligament is a portion of the greater omentum that stretches from the greater curvature of the stomach to the transverse colon. Abdominal cavity and gastrocolic ligament are abdomen.

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Gastrointestinal tract

The gastrointestinal tract (GI tract, digestive tract, alimentary canal) is the tract or passageway of the digestive system that leads from the mouth to the anus. The GI tract contains all the major organs of the digestive system, in humans and other animals, including the esophagus, stomach, and intestines. Abdominal cavity and gastrointestinal tract are abdomen.

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Greater omentum

The greater omentum (also the great omentum, omentum majus, gastrocolic omentum, epiploon, or, especially in non-human animals, caul) is a large apron-like fold of visceral peritoneum that hangs down from the stomach. Abdominal cavity and greater omentum are abdomen.

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Greater sac

In human anatomy, the greater sac, also known as the general cavity (of the abdomen) or peritoneum of the peritoneal cavity proper, is the cavity in the abdomen that is inside the peritoneum but outside the lesser sac. Abdominal cavity and greater sac are abdomen.

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Heart failure

Heart failure (HF), also known as congestive heart failure (CHF), is a syndrome caused by an impairment in the heart's ability to fill with and pump blood.

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Kidney

In humans, the kidneys are two reddish-brown bean-shaped blood-filtering organs that are a multilobar, multipapillary form of mammalian kidneys, usually without signs of external lobulation. Abdominal cavity and kidney are abdomen.

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Large intestine

The large intestine, also known as the large bowel, is the last part of the gastrointestinal tract and of the digestive system in tetrapods. Abdominal cavity and large intestine are abdomen.

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Lesser omentum

The lesser omentum (small omentum or gastrohepatic omentum) is the double layer of peritoneum that extends from the liver to the lesser curvature of the stomach, and to the first part of the duodenum. Abdominal cavity and lesser omentum are abdomen.

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Lesser sac

The lesser sac, also known as the omental bursa, is a part of the peritoneal cavity that is formed by the lesser and greater omentum. Abdominal cavity and lesser sac are abdomen.

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Ligament

A ligament is the fibrous connective tissue that connects bones to other bones.

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Liver

The liver is a major metabolic organ exclusively found in vertebrate animals, which performs many essential biological functions such as detoxification of the organism, and the synthesis of proteins and various other biochemicals necessary for digestion and growth. Abdominal cavity and liver are abdomen.

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Lymph

Lymph is the fluid that flows through the lymphatic system, a system composed of lymph vessels (channels) and intervening lymph nodes whose function, like the venous system, is to return fluid from the tissues to be recirculated.

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Lymphatic vessel

The lymphatic vessels (or lymph vessels or lymphatics) are thin-walled vessels (tubes), structured like blood vessels, that carry lymph.

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Mesentery

In human anatomy, the mesentery, an organ that attaches the intestines to the posterior abdominal wall, comprises the double fold of the peritoneum. Abdominal cavity and mesentery are abdomen.

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Nerve

A nerve is an enclosed, cable-like bundle of nerve fibers (called axons) in the peripheral nervous system.

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Omental foramen

In human anatomy, the omental foramen (epiploic foramen, foramen of Winslow after the anatomist Jacob B. Winslow, or uncommonly aditus; Foramen epiploicum) is the passage of communication, or foramen, between the greater sac (general cavity (of the abdomen)), and the lesser sac. Abdominal cavity and omental foramen are abdomen.

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Omentum

Omentum (Latin for 'apron') is a medical term referring to layers of peritoneum that surround abdominal organs.

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Organ (biology)

In a multicellular organism, an organ is a collection of tissues joined in a structural unit to serve a common function.

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Pancreas

The pancreas is an organ of the digestive system and endocrine system of vertebrates. Abdominal cavity and pancreas are abdomen.

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Pelvic cavity

The pelvic cavity is a body cavity that is bounded by the bones of the pelvis.

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Pelvic inlet

The pelvic inlet or superior aperture of the pelvis is a planar surface which defines the boundary between the pelvic cavity and the abdominal cavity (or, according to some authors, between two parts of the pelvic cavity, called lesser pelvis and greater pelvis).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdominal_cavity

Also known as Abdominal body cavity, Cavidad abdominal, Cavitas abdominis, Cavum abdominis.

, Splenocolic ligament, Stomach, Thoracic cavity, Thoracic diaphragm, Transverse colon, Triangular ligament, Vein.

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