Relacionar Columnas Principal Body Cavities and Major Anatomical ContentsVersión en línea Intro to A&P por Sariyeth Clemente 1 Mediastinum cavity 2 Abdominal Cavity 3 Thoracic cavity 4 Abdominopelvic cavity 5 Pleural cavity 6 Vertebral (Spinal) cavity 7 Ventral cavity 8 Dorsal body cavity 9 Pelvic Cavity 10 Cranial cavity 11 Principal Body Cavities 12 Pericardial cavity superior portion containing the stomach, liver, pancreas, gall bladder, small intestine and most of the large intestine. inferior portion of the ventral cavity. It extends from the diaphragm to the groin. It is divided into two separate cavities Posterior aspect of the body and divided into two subdivisions Dorsal body cavity, Ventral cavity fluid-filled space that surrounds the heart. Located between the lungs anterior aspect of the body; divided into two subdivisions by the diaphragm 2 cavities, each surrounding a lung formed by the vertebrae (or bones of the vertebral column). This cavity contains the spinal cord and the beginnings of the spinal nerves. formed by the cranial (skull) bones and contains the brain. central portion of thoracic cavity between lungs, extends from sternum to vertebral column, & neck to diaphragm. Does not contain lungs. inferior portion containing the urinary bladder, appendix, sigmoid colon, rectum, and reproductive organs superior portion of the ventral cavity, this cavity is surrounded by ribs, sternum, the thoracic vertebrae. It has three smaller cavities