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. - includes , ,

Color and label the divisions of the

human body in Figure A.

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

Smaller Cavities in the Head

1. ​ cranial
= cavities in the skull
2. ​ nasal = nose
3. ​ oral = mouth
4.
= contains the eyes

Parts of the Dorsal Cavity

a. ​ cranial cavity
= contains the protected
by the skull

b. ​ spinal cavity
= 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 ​ skull .vertebrae

Parts of the Ventral Cavity

1. = superior to the diaphragm
2. = 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.

- organ found within the thoracic cavity

- cavity found in the thoracic cavity that contains the lungs

- 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
 serous membrane ​ or ​serosa -​ protects the ventral cavity

serus - fluid secreted by the serous membrane that

lubricates and ​ seperates the layer linings.

Types of Serous Membrane (Serosa)​

1. parietal serosa​- serosa on the cavity wall
2. vissceral 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. ​perieardism - 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