Cavities Flashcards
Portion which includes head, neck and trunk
Axial
Limbs
Appendicular
Houses the brain
Cranial cavity
Contains spinal chord
Vertebral canal
Upper ventral cavity, contains right pleural cavity, pericardial cavity, mediastinum, and left pleural cavity.
Thoracic cavity
Lower ventral cavity, contains abdominal cavity and pelvic cavity
Abdominopelvic cavity
Separates he thoracic cavity from lower abdominopelvic cavity
Diaphragm
Separates the thoracic cavity into two parts containing the left and right lungs
Mediastinum
Contains stomach, liver, spleen, gallbladder, kidneys, and most of the small and large intestines
Abdominal cavity
The portion of the abdominopelvic cavity enclosed by the hip bones
Pelvic cavity
Containing teeth and tongue
Oral cavity
Located in the nose and divided into right and left portions by a nasal septum. Several air-filled sinuses connect to the nasal cavity. These include the frontal and sphenoidal sinuses
Nasal cavity
Contains the eyes
Orbital cavities
Containing the middle ear bones
Middle ear cavities
membrane attached to the wall of a cavity
Parietal (pariet meaning wall)