dorsal cavity
primarily protects the nervous system organs which tend to be very fragile
cranial cavity
sits in the skull and houses the brain
spinal cavity
runs within the bony vertebral column and encases the spinal cord
ventral body cavity
anterior and larger of the two cavities
thoracic cavity
protected by the ribs and msucles found within the chest
pleural cavities
which each contain a lung
pericardial cavity
surrounds the heart
addominopelvic cavity
has two parts: the abdominal cavity and pelvic cavity
abdominal cavity
houses the stomach, intestines, spleen, and liver
pelvic cavity
lies in the pelvis and houses the bladder,, reproductive organs, and the rectum
serosa
serous membrane that is lubricated by serous fluid that is secreted by the membrane itseld
function of serosa
reduces the friction between the organs as they slide around
pleurisy
inflammation on the pleurae
umbillical region
surrounds the navel, the umbilical region
epigastric region
above or superior to the umbilical region
hypogastric region
located below, or inferior to, the umbilical region
right and left iliac
hyopgastric regions, located beside or lateral to the hypogastric region
right and left lumbar regions
lie beside or lateral to the umbilical region
right and left hypochondriac regions
lie beside the epigastric region
oral cavity
contains the mouth, teeth, and tongue
nasal cavity
located within and posterior to the nose
orbital cavities
house the eyes
middle ear cavities
in the skull and lie medial to the eardrums ; contain the malleus, incus, and stapes
synovial cavities
joint cavities; enclosed within fibrous capsules that surround freely movable joints of the body