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Cavity

Cavity

(Science: anatomy) a hollow place or space or a potential space, within the body or in one of its organs, it may be normal or pathological.

Origin: L. Cavitas


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Re: Digestive System Evolution

... can be directly linked to the evolution of ever-more-sophisticated body cavities. . . . Most animal phyla, however, have evolved a second body cavity of one form or another. . . . here are some links: . . . Beyond this, i dont understand HOW the digestive system evolved. Also, how did stomach ...

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by Tomn
Wed Oct 05, 2011 9:43 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Digestive System Evolution
Replies: 19
Views: 11537

Re: Digestive System Evolution

... group can be directly linked to the evolution of ever-more-sophisticated body cavities. The most primitive animal phyla possess only a single body cavity, which typically has either digestive or circulatory functions, or both. There is no secondary body cavity, or coelom, and consequently these ...

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by Fransis
Tue Sep 06, 2011 9:18 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Digestive System Evolution
Replies: 19
Views: 11537

Re: Stomach bloating and weight gain

... in and we were just talking and all of a sudden I felt these tissues in my upper abdamon ripping and then I felt this liquid pouring into my body cavity and it burned really bad and OMG I'm Trying to get my breath and i stand up and, my boyfriends just standing there starring at my in total shock! ...

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by cynthiaJFlores
Wed Jul 13, 2011 6:10 am
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Stomach bloating and weight gain
Replies: 411
Views: 1390777

Need help with an alien cell (for a plausible fiction)

... granuals is called the Exoplasm . Most cell-prosseses involving storage, nutrition and energy production takes place in the cell wall. - The Cell Cavity - This is the large, fluid-filled interior of the cell. It contains a substance simmilar to sitoplasm and the interior organells. Prosseses such ...

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by TemporalV01D
Tue Feb 08, 2011 1:48 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Need help with an alien cell (for a plausible fiction)
Replies: 3
Views: 853

Membrane question

... skeletal system structures ----------2)ALways formed of simple squamous epithelium ----------3)Two membrane types not found in the ventral body cavity ----------4)The only membrane type in which goblets cells are found ----------5)"Wet"membranes -----------6)Adapted for adsorption ...

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by tomkkk
Mon Jan 10, 2011 3:43 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Membrane question
Replies: 0
Views: 260
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