Body Cavities

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thoracic cavity

chest cavity

the two major body cavities are called ______ and _______ body cavities

ventral and dorsal

ventral cavity

FRONT OF BODY

pleural cavities

Right and Left areas containing lungs, on either side of the mediastinum

cranial cavity

a dorsal body cavity space inside the skull containing the brain

spinal cavity

a dorsal body cavity within the spinal column that contains the spinal cord.

dorsal cavity

back side

medialstinum

cavity between the two pleural cavities. contains the pericardial cavity

diaphragm

muscular partition that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity and aids in respiration by moving up and down

abdominal cavity

the cavity containing the major viscera

abdominopelvic cavity

the lower part of ventral cavity ( note pelvic and abdominal are as one cavity

pelvic cavity

the space bounded by the bones of the pelvis and containing the pelvic viscera


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