Body Cavities and Regions Flashcards
The largest body cavity. Ranges from superior part of torso (collar bones) to inferior part of the torso (pelvic region)…
Anterior/ventral body cavity
Extends from region of the collar bones to the diaphragm…
Thoracic cavity/chest cavity
One of the cavities within the thoracic cavity that is split into 2 parts, which each hold 1 lung…
Two pleural cavities
Cavity within the thoracic cavity that holds the heart…
Pericardial cavity
What is the mass of tissue between the two pleural cavities and near the pericardial cavity?
Mediastinum
What is the portion of the anterior body cavity that extends between the diaphragm muscle and the inferior end of the torso?
Abdominopelvic cavity
What is the cavity opposite of the body’s anterior that contains the cranial and spinal cavities called?
Posterior/dorsal body cavity
What is the space inside the skull that holds the brain called?
Cranial cavity
What is the space inside the vertebral cavity that holds the spinal cord called?
Spinal cavity
The area “upon” the stomach…
Epigastric region
The area under the rib cage…
Hypochondriac region
The area near the belly button…
Umbilical region
Hip bones are referred to as…
Iliac/ileum
The area under the stomach…
Hypogastric region
The term that dissects the body into left and right side
Sagittal/median plane
