Cavities

• Cavities


  Spaces that are within the body
• Cavities

  • Divided into 2 parts: Dorsal and Ventral
• Dorsal Cavity


  • Has its own 2 parts: Cranial Cavity (brown) and Vertebral Cavity (Spinal Cord)
• Ventral Cavity


  • Has its own 2 parts: Thoracic Cavity and Abdominopelvic Cavity
• Abdominopelvic Cavity Regions


  • Hypochondriac
  • Epigastric
  • Umbilical
  • Hypogastric
  • Iliac
• The Pericardial Cavity contains the heart
• There are 9 abdominopelvic regions
• The intestine is located in the abdominopelvic cavity
• The word "cavity" is used to describe an empty space within the body.