cavities & membranes. 1.6: organization of the human body cranial cavity vertebral canal

Cavities & Membranes

1.6: Organization of the Human Body

Cranial Cavity

Vertebral Canal

1.6: Organization of the Human BodyThoracic Cavity

Diaphragm

Abdominopelvic Cavity

Abdominal Cavity Pelvic CavityMediastinum Pulmonary Cavity

Thoracic & Abdominal Serous Membranes

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Thoracic Membranes• Visceral pleura• Parietal pleura• Visceral pericardium• Parietal pericardium

• Visceral layer – covers an organ• Parietal layer – lines a cavity or body wall

Abdominopelvic Membranes• Parietal peritoneum• Visceral peritoneum

Serous Membranes

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Vertebra

Azygos v.

Aorta

Esophagus

Right lung

Right atriumof heart

Right ventricleof heart

Visceral pleura

Pleural cavity

Parietal pleura

Sternum

Anterior

Spinal cord

Plane ofsection

Mediastinum

Left lung

Rib

Left ventricleof heart

Visceral pericardium

Pericardial cavity

Parietal pericardium

Fibrous pericardium

Vertebra

Right kidney

Aorta

Inferiorvena cava

Pancreas

Largeintestine

Liver

Gallbladder

Duodenum

Visceral peritoneum

Peritoneal cavity

Parietal peritoneumAnterior

Stomach

Costal cartilage

Rib

Large intestine

Small intestine

Spleen

Leftkidney

Spinal cordPlane ofsection

Pleural Membranes

Visceral pleura Parietal pleura

Pleural cavity

Pericardium

Visceral pericardium

Pericardial cavity

Parietal pericardium

Peritoneum

Visceral peritoneum

Parietal peritoneum

Peritonealcavity

Lesseromentum

Mesenteryof small intestine

Greateromentum

Peritoneum