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What is the medical term meaning removal of waste from the blood through a fluid exchange in the abdominal cavity?
Peritoneal dialysis.
Is ascites a condition in which fluid collects in the pleural cavity?
No, ascites is a condition in which fluid collects in the abdominal cavity.
What cavity of the inner ear is filled with fluid?
Semicircular canals: are the fluid filled structures in the ear, which are involved in balance.
Which is a fluid-filled space separating an animal's digestive tract from the body wall known as?
This space is called coelom or body cavity .
What is a blastocele?
A blastocele is the fluid-filled cavity in the blastula.
Is the surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid called abdominoectomy?
No. Abdominoectomy would be surgical removal of the abdomen. The term for removal of fluid from the abdominal cavity is paracentesis.
What is pluerisy?
the resulting pain and inflammation when plueral fluid is unable to prevent friction between the opposing plueral surfaces
What lubricates a cavity?
A fluid called synovial fluid lubricates the joint when it is moved.
What is the medical term meaning removal of waste from the blood through a fluid exchange in the abdominal cavity?
Peritoneal dialysis.
What lubricates a joint cavity?
A fluid called synovial fluid lubricates the joint when it is moved.
What is the medical terminology combining form meaning surgical withdrawal of fluid from a body cavity?
-centesis is the medical terminology combining form meaning surgical withdrawal of fluid from a body cavity. So arthorcentesis is withdrawal of fluid from a joint, and tympanocentesis is withdrawal of fluid from behind the eardrum.
What is a blastocoele?
A blastocoele is the fluid-filled cavity in the blastula.
What are the plueral membranes?
The lungs are surrounded by two membranes, the pleurae. The outer pleura is attached to the chest wall and is known as the Parietal pleura; the inner one is attached to the lung and other visceral tissues and is known as the Visceral pleura. In between the two is a thin space known as the pleural cavity or pleural space. It is filled with pleural fluid, a serous fluid produced by the pleura.
Brown Fluid in the Chest Cavity?
If there is brown fluid in the chest cavity, it could be blood or pus. This can become dangerous if there is an abundance of fluid.
What is the benefit of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity?
Serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity provides lubrication for the organs.
Is ascites a condition in which fluid collects in the pleural cavity?
No, ascites is a condition in which fluid collects in the abdominal cavity.
How does fluid from the abdomen and the chest cavity interact?
Fluid is often found in both cavities, and fluid from one cavity can find its way into the other.
