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  2. Abdominopelvic cavity - Wikipedia

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    The abdominopelvic cavity is a body cavity that consists of the abdominal cavity and the pelvic cavity. [1] The upper portion is the abdominal cavity, and it contains the stomach, liver, pancreas, spleen, gallbladder, kidneys, small intestine, and most of the large intestine.

  3. Crus of diaphragm - Wikipedia

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    The crus of diaphragm (pl.: crura), refers to one of two tendinous structures that extends below the diaphragm to the vertebral column.There is a right crus and a left crus, which together form a tether for muscular contraction.

  4. Thoracic diaphragm - Wikipedia

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    Definition of diaphragm in Blount's 1707 Glossographia Anglicana Nova. The diaphragm is an upward curved, c-shaped structure of muscle and fibrous tissue that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdomen. [6] The superior surface of the dome forms the floor of the thoracic cavity, and the inferior surface the roof of the abdominal cavity. [7]

  5. Echevarria - Wikipedia

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    Angel Echevarria (1971–2020), American baseball player; Beñat Etxebarria (born 1987), Spanish professional football player; Carlos Echevarría, Argentine film and television actor, writer and producer; David Etxebarria (born 1973), Spanish cyclist; Eloína Echevarría (born 1961), Cuban long jumper; Emilio Echevarría (1944–2025), Mexican ...

  6. Anatomical terminology - Wikipedia

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    The gross anatomy of a muscle is the most important indicator of its role in the body. One particularly important aspect of gross anatomy of muscles is pennation or lack thereof. In most muscles, all the fibers are oriented in the same direction, running in a line from the origin to the insertion.

  7. Azygos vein - Wikipedia

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    The azygos vein transports deoxygenated blood from the posterior walls of the thorax and abdomen into the superior vena cava.. It is formed by the union of the ascending lumbar veins with the right subcostal veins at the level of the 12th thoracic vertebra, ascending to the right of the descending aorta and thoracic duct, passing behind the right crus of diaphragm, anterior to the vertebral ...

  8. Etxeberria - Wikipedia

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    Etxeberria (Basque pronunciation: [etʃeβeri.a], modern Basque spelling) is a Basque language placename and surname from the Basque Country in Spain and France, meaning 'the new house'. [ citation needed ] It shows one meaningful variant, Etxeberri (no Basque article –a , 'the'), and a number of later spelling variants produced in Spanish ...

  9. Bronchiole - Wikipedia

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    The bronchioles (/ ˈ b r ɑː ŋ k i oʊ l s / BRONG-kee-ohls) are the smaller branches of the bronchial airways in the lower respiratory tract.They include the terminal bronchioles, and finally the respiratory bronchioles that mark the start of the respiratory zone delivering air to the gas exchanging units of the alveoli.