Body Cavities

dorsal

(back) posterior, toward the back

thoracic cavity

(chest cavity) the cavity in the vertebrate body enclosed by the ribs between the diaphragm and the neck and containing the lungs and heart

ventral

(front) anterior, toward the front

mediastinum

A median structure called the _________ divides the thoracic cavity into right and left parts

abdominal

Abdominal muscles primarily enclose the _______ cavity

cranial

The _____ cavity and spinal cavities are subdivisions of the dorsal cavity.

lungs

What organ is found in the pleural cavity?

abdominopelvic cavity

the abdominal and pelvic cavities

mediastinum

the part of the thoracic cavity between the lungs that contains the heart, thymus, trachea, esophagus, and other structures

spinal

The cranial and ______ cavities are subdivisions of the dorsal cavity.

brain

The cranial cavity contains the _____ .

two

The human body is divided into ___ main cavities, which in turn, are divided into subcavities.

thoracic

The rib cage surrounds the ______ cavity, and the muscular diaphragm separates it from the abdominal cavity.

thoracic, abdominal, pelvic

The trunk contains three large cavities that do not open to the outside of the body: the ________ cavity, the ________ cavtiy, and the ______ cavity.

mediastinum

The two lungs are located on either side of the _________

stomach, spleen, liver, pancreas, kidneys, intestines

What organs are found in the abdominal cavity?

heart, thymus, trachea, esophagus

What organs are found in the mediastinum cavity?

urinary bladder, internal reproductive organs (uterus, testes, ovaries), rectum, anus, part of the large intestine

What organs are found in the pelvic cavity?

lungs, heart

What organs are found in the thoracic cavity?

pelvic cavity

contains the urinary bladder, the internal reproductive organs (uterus, ovaries, testes), rectum, anus and part of the large intestine

ventral cavity

includes the front of the body (thoracic, pleural, and mediastinum cavities)

dorsal body cavity

includes the head and backside of the body (cranial and spinal cavities)

abdominal cavity

space containing the stomach, intestines,liver, spleen, pancreas and kidneys

pleural cavity

the cavity in the thorax that contains the lungs