Body cavities and their content,,👨⚕️👨⚕️
Cavities of the body,and their content.
The body is not a solid structure, something bony parts form spaces called cavities in which important internal orgens are protected .the two major body cavities are called the venteral and dorsal body cavities.
_The venteral body cavities includes,:
1 . thoracic cavity
2. Abdominal cavity
3.pelvic cavity
_the dorsal body cavity includes:
1.cranial cavity
2.spinal cavity
The thoracic cavity or chest contains:
The lungs
The air-passages-trachea and bronchial tubes
The oesophagus
The heart
Great blood vessels,and thoracic duct (the largest lymphatic vessels).
The abdominal cavity is separated from thoracic cavity by diaphragm.it contains:
Stomach
Small intestine
Large intestine
Liver
Spleen
Kidneys
Ureters
Pancreas
The pelvic cavity contains:
The reproductive organs
The bladder
The rectum
Ventral body cavity
_The cranial cavity contains:
The brain
_The spinal cavity contains:
The spinal cord
Dorsal body cavity
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