Organs Flashcards
The larger internal organs, especially those of the abdominal cavity
Viscera (plural)
Viscus (singular)
Visceral organ
Hollows or spaces that most organs are housed in 
Cavities
Housing the brain and the pituitary gland
Cranial cavity
Housing the spinal cord
Spinal cavity
Housing the lungs
Thoracic cavity
Housing the major digestive organs 
Abdominal cavity
Housing the urinary and reproductive organs 
Pelvic cavity
Toward the back
Dorsal
Dorsal cavities
Cranial and spinal cavities
Toward the lower surface
Ventral
Ventral cavities
Thoracic, abdominal and pelvic cavities
A double membrane that surrounds each lung
Pleura
The space between the lungs in the pleura
Pleural cavity
A double membrane that surrounds the abdominal cavity and its organs 
Peritoneum 
The space between the membrane encasing the organs and the other membrane wall 
Peritoneal cavity
