Body Cavities and Membranes Flashcards
Body Cavities and Membranes
Posterior(dorsal)
Posterior(dorsal)
Cranial Cavity-brain
Vertebral Cavity-spinal cord
Meninges-membranous layers lining dorsal body cavity
Posterior
Cranial Cavity
Brain
Posterior
Vertebral Canal
Spinal cord
Posterior
Meninges
membranous layers lining dorsal body cavity
Anterior
Thoracic Cavity
Medial Portion- heart, thymus gland,trachea, Lung
Anterior
Abdominopelvic Cavity
Superior
Stomach Liver Spleen gallbladder small and large intestines
Anterior
Abdominopelvic Cavity
Inferior
Rectum
Urinary bladder
internal reproductive organs
rest of large intestines
Parietal Sereous membrane
line walls of anterior body cavity
Parietal
Thoracic cavity
Parietal Pleura- lines thoracic cavity
Parietal Pericardium- creates pericardial cavity
Parietal
Abdominopelvic Cavity
Parietal Peritoneum-lines walls of abdominopelvic cavity
Visceral sereous membrane
covers organs of the anterior body cavity
visceral
Thoracic cavity
visceral pleura- covers lung tissue
visceral pericardium- covers heart
visceral
abdominopelvic cavity
visceral peritoneum- covers many organs in abdominopelvic cavity
Abdominopelvic Regions
9 Regions
4 quadrants
9 Regions
Right
Hypochondriac Epigastic
Region
Umbilical Region
Right Lumbar
Right Iliac Hypogastric Region