Body Cavities

Body Cavities and their organs

Cranial Cavity

Cranial Cavity

Houses the brain

Vertebral canal

Houses the vertebral column (the spine)

Thoracic Cavity

Contains the trachea, bronchi, lungs, esophagus, heart, and thymus gland

Abdominal Cavity

Includes the stomach, liver, gallbladder, spleen, pancreas, small intestine, kidneys, large intestine, and adrenal glands

Pelvic Cavity

At the end of the large intestines containing reproductive organs, the urinary bladder, the colon, and the rectum.

Abdominopelvic Cavity

Includes the abdominal cavity and pelvic cavity.

Diaphragm

The muscle that separates the thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity.

Mediastinum

The central portion of the thoracic cavity in between the lungs.

It contains all chest organs except the lungs (heart, aorta, thymus gland, chest portion of trachea, esophagus)

Pericardial Cavity

A part of the mediastinum that contains the heart

Pleural Cavity

A fluid-filled space surrounding the lungs, enclosed by the ribs and sternum

Dorsal Body Cavity

Cranial cavity & Vertebral cavity

Ventral body cavity

Thoracic + Abdominopelvic cavity