dorsal cavity contains
cranial & vertebral cavities
cranial cavity
contains brain
vertebral cavity
contains spinal cord
ventral cavity contains
thoracic & abdominopelvic cavities
thoracic cavity
contains diaphragm; pleural cavities, mediastinum, pericardial cavity
pleural cavity
surrounds lungs
mediastinum
contains lungs; pericardial cavity
pericardial cavity
surrounds the heart
what separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominopelvic cavity?
diaphragm
abdominopelvic cavity contains
abdominal & pelvic cavities
abdominal cavity
contains the liver, gall bladder, stomach, kidneys, pancreas, small intestine, spleen, and most of large intestine
pelvic cavity
contains bladder
superior
toward the head
inferior
away from the head; toward the lower part of a structure
anterior
front of the body
posterior
back of the body
medial
near the midline of the body
lateral
away from the midline
superficial
on the outside
deep
on the inside
proximal
closer to the point of attachment
distal
further from the point of attachment
transverse plane
produces superior and inferior parts
coronal plane
produces anterior and posterior parts
midsagittal plane
produces equal left and right parts
parasagittal plane
produces unequal left and right parts