Body Cavities Flashcards
(28 cards)
Dorsal Cavity
The Skull to the Lower back, houses the cranial cavity and the vertebral cavity
Cranial Cavity
Holds the brain and the skull
Vertebral Cavity
Holds the spine
Ventral Body Cavity
Shoulders down to bottom of pelvis, holds the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities
Thoracic Cavity
The area of the chest, houses three different cavities
T.C.- Superior Mediastinum
Holds the Sternum, right under the chin
T.C.- Pleural Cavity
Holds the Lungs
T.C.- Pericardial Cavity within the Mediastinum
Holds the heart
Abdominopelvic Cavity
Houses the four different quadrants and nine different regions of the belly
Pelvic Cavity
Houses the Pelvis
Peritoneal Cavity
The space in the belly that contains the intestines,stomach,and liver
MEMBRANES IN THE CAVITIES: Spinal and Cranial Membrane
Meninges
Ventral: Visceral Pleurae
Serous Membrane that covers the lungs
Ventral: Parietal Pleura
Serous membrane that lines the chest
Ventral: Visceral Pericardium
Membrane that lines the heart
Ventral: Parietal Pericardium
Membrane that SURROUNDS the heart
Ventral: Visceral Peritoneum
Lines the intestines,stomach,and liver
Ventral: Parietal Peritoneum
Membrane that SURROUNDS the intestines,stomach,and liver
Cephalic Region
Skull and the Head Cavities
Oral Cavity
Houses the Mouth
Orbital Cavity
Houses the eyes
Nasal Cavity
Houses the nose
Paranasal Sinuses
Houses the interior inner workings of the nose
Frontal Sinus
Located on top of the eyebrows
