ninja nerd - body cavities

what are some dorsal body cavities

cranial cavity

what does the cranial cavity primarily hold

the brain

what is a continuation of the cranial cavitiy down the dorsal aspect of the individual

veretbral caavitiy

what would the verebtral caviity contain

spinal cord

what is the ventral body cavity made of

thorasici caviity and abominal pelvic caviity

what is the separating factor between the thoracic caviity and the abdominal pelvic cavity?

the diaphragm

what are the cavities inside the thoracic cavity

pleural cavity - 2, mediastinum - superior and inferior

what is the structure located in the middle portion of the inferior mediastinum

pericardial cavity

what do the pleura cavities house

the lungs

what is the tissue that is clinging onto the surface of the lung in the pleural cavity

visceral pleura

which tissue clings to the wall of the pleural cavity?

perietal pleura

what is the cavity between the visceral and parietal pleural

pleural cavity / space

what is the fluid contained inside the pleural cavity

serosal fluid

what basically makes the serosal fluid

the visceral and parietal pleura

what does the serosal fluid do?

lubricating the visceral and parietal pleura. REDUES FRICTION BETWEEN LAYERS

what structure is in the inferior middle mediatinum

the heart

what is the tissue that clings to the heart

visceral pericardium

what clings to the wall of the middle mediastinum

parietal pericardium

what is the CAVITY the heart sits in (between the parietal and visceral pericardium)

pericardial cavity

what fluid is contained in the pericardial cavity

serous fluid

between the diaphragm and the pelvic brim are