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, shoulders , ,

Color and label the divisions of the

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

Parts of the Dorsal Cavity

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

b. spinal cavity= contains the spinal cord

protected by the vertebral column

Figure A
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 and vertebrate .

Parts of the Ventral Cavity

1. thoracic ​ ​= superior to the diaphragm
2. ​ abdominopelvic 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

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

serous ​- fluid secreted by the serous membrane that

and 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. 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