Major Body Cavities Flashcards
Which cavity houses the brain
Posterior Body Cavity: Cranial Cavity
Which cavity houses the spinal column
Vertebral Canal and/or spinal cavity
Which larger cavity houses the lungs and heart
Anterior body cavity: Thoracic cavity
Which cavity is more specific to the lungs
Pleural cavity
Which cavity is more specific to the heart
Pericardial cavity
What is located between the lungs and includes the pericardial cavity
Mediastinum
What separates the thoracic cavity and the abdominal cavity and functions in respiration
Diaphragm
What houses the digestive organs
Abdominal cavity
What houses the reproductive organs
Pelvic cavity
Which cavity houses both the abdomen and pelvis
Abdominopelvic cavity
What means outer and lines the cavity wall of the lungs
Parietal Pleura
What means inner and covers the lung
Visceral Pleura
