ventral cavity
Medical term Body Structures and Organ Systems
The large anterior body cavity containing the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities.
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- anteriorToward the front of the body; also called ventral.
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- urethraThe tube carrying urine from the bladder out of the body.
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