Body Cavities

Body cavities help organize, compartmentalize, and protect internal organs.

Here’s a worksheet to help you review.

Cranial cavity—

Vertebral canal—

Thoracic cavity—

Pleural cavity (left and right)—

Pericardial cavity—

Parietal pericardium—

Visceral pericardium—

Parietal pleura—

Visceral pleura—

Mediastinum—

Diaphragm—

Abdominopelvic cavity—

Abdominal cavity—

Pelvic cavity—

 

Jenkins, G., & Tortora, G. J. (2012). Anatomy and Physiology: From Science to Life, 3rd Edition International Stu. John Wiley & Sons.