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 arm , legs , shoulder

Color and label the divisions of Figure A

the human body in Figure A.
 4. Orbital cavity
Two Major Cavities in the Human Body = contains the eyes
1. Dorsal Parts of the Dorsal Cavity
= located at the back side a. Cranial
2. Ventral = contains the Brain protected
= located at the front of the body by the skull
Smaller Cavities in the Head
1. Cranial Cavity b. Spinal cavity
= cavities in the = contains the spinal cord
skull protected by the vertebral column
2. Nasal Cavity = nose
3. Oral Cavity = mouth
 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 the skull and vertebrae .
Parts of the Ventral Cavity
1. Thoracic cavity = superior to the diaphragm
2. Abdominal cavity = 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

- cavity found in the thoracic cavity that contains the lungs
Perdiacartial- 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.
l
iver
3.

spleen
4.

kidney
Examples of Organs found in the pelvic cavity:
1.

reproductive
2.

urinary
3.

Colon , rectum
serous membrane or serosa - protects the ventral cavity

serous - fluid secreted by the serous membrane that lubricates

and separates the layer linings.
Types of Serous Membrane (Serosa)
1. parietal- serosa on the cavity wall
2.visceral - 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. pleura- 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
Label the visceral peritoneum, parietal
peritoneum on Figure G.
Figure G