Body Cavities

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Type, ​The Organization of the Human Body: Body Cavities ​on the search box.
Click on ​The Organization of the Human Body: Body Cavities.

Use the interactive object to label the diagrams below. Take important notes as you go through
section.

Divisions of the Human Body

1. ​ Axial​- includes ​Head​, ​Neck​, Trunk
2. ​Appendicular​- includes ​ arms​, ​ legs​, ​ gridles

Color and label the divisions of the

human body in Figure A.

Figure A
Two Major Cavities in the Human Body
1. ​Dorsal ​= located at the back side
2. ​Ventral​ = located at the front of the body

Smaller Cavities in the Head

1. ​ Oral​= cavities in the skull
2. ​ Nasal ​= nose
3. ​Orbital​ = mouth
4. ​ Orbital​= contains the eyes

Parts of the Dorsal Cavity

a. ​ Cranial​= contains the protected by the
skull

b. ​ Spinal​= contains the protected by the

vertebral column
Label the dorsal cavity, cranial cavity, and the spinal cavity on Figure B.

Figure B

Organs found in both cranial and spinal cavities are protected by .

Parts of the Ventral Cavity

1. ​ Thoracic cavity​= superior to the diaphragm
2. ​ Abdominopelvic​= inferior to the diaphragm

Diaphragm- ​separates the thoracic and the abdominopelvic cavity.

Label the thoracic, abdominal, pelvic, abdominopelvic, and ventral cavity, and the diaphragm
on Figure B.

Heart and lungs​- organ found within the thoracic cavity

Pericardial​- cavity found in the thoracic cavity that contains the lungs

Pericardial - cavity found between the lungs contains the heart, thymus gland,
esophagus, trachea, and some blood vessels
 Label the diaphragm,
mediastinum, right and left
pleural cavity, pericardial
cavity, abdominal cavity,
pelvic cavity,
abdominopelvic cavity,
ventral cavity and thoracic
cavity on Figure C.

Figure C

Examples of organs found in the abdominal cavity:

1. Stomach
2. Liver
3. spleen
4. Kidneys

Examples of Organs found in the pelvic cavity:

1. Reproductive
2. Urinary
3. Colon, rectum
Serous ​or ​serosa -​ protects the ventral cavity

Serous ​- fluid secreted by the serous membrane that lubricates

and ​ seperates ​the layer linings.

Types of Serous Membrane (Serosa)​

1. parental serosa​- serosa on the cavity wall
2. ​ visceral serosa​- serosa on the organ itself
Assuming the hand is the organ and
the air in the balloon as the serous
fluid, label the parietal serosa, and
visceral serosa on Figure D.

Figure D

Types of Serosa
1. ​ Pleural ​- serosa of the pleural cavity
2. ​ pericardium​- serosa of the heart
3. peritoneum​- serosa of the abdominopelvic cavity

Label the visceral pleura, and Label the visceral pericardium,

parietal pleura on Figure E. parietal pericardium on Figure F.

Figure E Figure F
Label the visceral peritoneum, parietal
peritoneum on Figure G.
Figure G