Body Cavities, Membranes, and Overview Flashcards
Body Cavities are what in the body?
Enclosed Spaces
The Ventral Cavity is separated into what?
Superior thoracic cavity
Inferior abdominopelvic cavity
The Thoracic cacity is divided into what?
2 pleral cavities on either side of the mediastinum
What is the Mediastinum?
The center of the thoracic cavity without the lungs
Where is the pericardial cavity located?
Within the Mediastinum
The abdominopelvic cavity is divided into what?
Abdominal cavity
Pelvic cavity
What is the Ventral Cavity lined with?
A thin serous membrane
A _______ layer lines the internal body wall surface;
a _____ layer covers the external surface of most organs
Parietal
Visceral
Identify the BLUE
Posterior Aspect
Ventral Cavity
Identify the RED
Thoracic Cavity
Abdominopelvic Cavity
Identify the GREEN and YELLOW
Diaphragm
Abdominal Cavity
Pelvic Cavity
Mediastinum
Pleural Cavity
Pericardial Cavity
Diaphragm
Abdominal Cavity
Pelvic Cavity
Identify
1: Diaphragm l 2: Liver l 3: Stomach
4: Pancreas l 5: LI l 6: Parietal Peritoneum
7: Greater Omentum l 8: SI l 9: Mesentery
10: Peritoneal Cavity w/Serous Fluid
11: Visceral Peritoneum l 12: Rectum
What does Retroperitoneal mean?
What 3 organs are Retroperitoneal?
Retroperitoneal: organ is outside the peritoneum
Pancreas
Duodenum
Bladder
What is inside the Mediastinum?
Pericardial cavity
Thymus
Trachea
Esophagus
Major Blood Vessels
Identify all