Body Cavities and Membranes

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Front Back
Dorsal Body Cavity includes
1. Cranial Cavity - contains brain
2. Spinal Cavity - contains spinal cord
Ventral Body cavity includes
1. Thoracic cavity
2. Abdominopelvic cavity
Thoracic cavity contents
1. pleural cavities (2)
2. Mediastinum
Pleural cavities (2) contain
Lungs
Mediastinum contains
Heart, thymus, trachea, esophagus, and aorta
Pericardial cavity contains
Heart
Abdominopelvic cavity contains
1. Abdominal Cavity
2. Pelvic Cavity
Abdominal cavity contents
Digestive viscera
Pelvic cavity contents
Bladder, reproductive organs and rectum
Serous membrane that covers heart
Pericardium
Serous membrane that covers longs
Pleurae
Forms lining of abdominal cavity and many abdominal organs
Peritoneum
Serous membrane lining organs
Visceral
Serous membrane lining cavity
Parietal