Body Cavities and membranes

Dorsal cavity

Posterior aspect

Contains organs of the nervous system that coordinate the body's functions. Cranial cavity and the Spinal cavity.

Cranial cavity

Contains the brain

Spinal cavity

contains the spinal cord

Ventral cavity

located along the front of the body, contains the body organs that maintain homeostasis

Diaphragm

Large, flat muscle at the bottom of the chest cavity that helps with breathing

Thoracic cavity

cavity housing lungs and heart

Pleural cavity

space between the folds of the pleura

Mediastinum

Centrally located space between the lungs

Pericardial cavity

contains the heart

Abdominopelvic cavity

refers to the abdominal and pelvic cavities as a single unit

Abdominal cavity

Cavity housing intestines.

Pelvic cavity

the space formed by the hip bones and contains primarily the organs of the reproductive and excretory systems

Parietal pleural membrane

Layer lining the thoracic cavity?

Visceral pleural membrane

The layer of serous membrane that is firmly attached to the surface of a lung is called

Parietal pericardial membrane

covers outer lining in pericardial cavity

Visceral pericardial membrane

Covers immediately around the heart

membrane that covers the hearts surface

Parietal peritoneal membrane

lines the inner surface of the body wall in the peritoneal cavit

Visceral peritoneal membrane

covers the enclosed organ