Body Cavities

Formed by cranium; houses brain

Formed by spinal column; contains spinal cord

The name for the cavity which contains the above two; dorsal

The largest cavity, in the torso of a human

The superior within the above; chest cavity, bordered anteriorly and laterally by chest and inferiorly by diaphragm

The inferior cavity to the above; composed of two parts: abdominal and pelvic

Contains the pericardial cavity, thymus, trachea, esophagus, and major blood vessels

Contains the heart

Contains the lungs

Bordered superiorly by the diaphragm and inferiorly by a horizontal plane between the superior ridges of the hip bones; associated with the viscera, including stomach, spleen, liver, pancreas, small intestine, most of large intestine, kidneys, uterers

Region located between the hip bones and interior to a horizontal plane between the superior ridges of the hip bones, associated with the pelvic viscera, including urinary bladder and urethra, internal reproductive organs, some of the large intestine

upper right

upper left

lower right

lower left

upper middle

middle right

middle left

lower middle

The APC may also be separated into four __________s