A&P 1: Body Cavities
Vertebral cavity or spinal cavity
found in the vertebral column and protects the spinal cord.
pericardial membranes
membranes that surround the heart
pericardial cavity
(within mediastinum) contains the heart
dorsal cavity
Back. contains the brain and spinal cord
Posterior body cavity
Consists of the cranial and spinal cavity; protects the structures of the nervous system; also called dorsal body cavity
peritoneal membrane
Larger. the serous membrane that lines the walls of the abdominal cavity. Lie behind
anterior body cavity
consists of the thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic cavities; protects the internal organs, mediastinum; also called ventral body cavity.
mediastium
house the heart, great blood vessels, trachea and esophagus.
Venteral Cavity
located toward the front of the body. it is made up of the thoracic cavity, and the abdominopelvic cavity
Cranial cavity
located within the skull, surrounds and protects the brain
Serious membrane
produces a watery fluid and lines closed body cavities; parietal lines the outer part and visceral lines the inner. reduces friction inside body.
Peritoneal cavity
space between the parietal and visceral peritoneum. Contains digestive system, reproductive and urinary system.
abdominal cavity
spans the area from the diaphragm to the body pelvis. contains the stomach, liver, pancreas, spleen, gallbladder, kidneys, and most of the small and large intestines
pleural cavity
surrounds the lungs, located in the serious membranes.
Thoracic cavity
the division of the body cavity that lies above the diaphragm. Contains heart and lungs. 3 cavities in the thoracic cavities are: Pleural, mediastinum, pericardial cavity.
pleural membranes/cavity
two membranes surround the lungs consist of parietal pleura outside the thoracic wall and the visceral pleura running along the surfaces of the lungs.