Chapter 2 Body Organization Flashcards
what are the main cavities in the body
Dorsal Cavity & Ventral Cavity
- Cranial Cavity (brain)
-Vertebral Cavity (spinal cord & nerve roots)
-Thoracic Cavity (Pleural, Pericardial, Mediastinum)
-Abdominopelvic cavity (adominal cavity & pelvic cavity)
-Peritoneal Cavity
contains the brain
Cranial cavity
contains the spinal cord & nerve roots
Vertebral Cavity or vertebral canal
cranial cavity and vertebral cavity are lined by membranes called
Meninges
main respiratory muscle
Diaphragm
lies superior to the diaphragm, fills the thoracic region and includes several smaller cavities
Thoracic cavity
containing the Lungs
Pleural Cavity
containing the heart
Pericardial cavity
-contains heart, thymus, trachea, esophagus and great vessels
-lies between the lungs, between the sternum (breastbone) & vertebrae, between base of the neck & diaphragm
Mediastinum
Cranial cavity contains?
Brain
Vertebral Cavity contains?
Spinal cord & nerve roots
Thoracic cavity contains?
Pleural Cavity
Pericardial Cavity
Mediastinum
Pleural Cavity contains?
Lungs
Pericardial cavity contains?
Heart
Mediastinum contains?
trachea, esophagus, thymus, heart
cavity that lies inferior to the diaphragm
Abdominopelvic cavity
what are the cavities in the abdominopelvic cavity
Abdominal cavity
Pelvic cavity
Peritoneal cavity
houses the stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen, small intestine, large intestine, kidneys, ureters
Abdominal cavity
contains the reproductive organs, urinary bladder, urethra, rectum , anal canal
Pelvic cavity
thin sheets of tissues that line all of the openings and cavities of the body
Membranes
line the internal walls of thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities & cover most of internal organs of these cavities
Serous membrane
outer membrane that attaches to the CAVITY WALL
Parietal layer