Body Cavities and Their Functions

Front

Organs that can expand and contract

Back

Lungs, heart, stomach, and intestines.

Front

Spinal cavity encloses

Back

The spinal cord.

Front

Ventral body cavity includes

Back

Thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities.

Front

Thoracic cavity contains

Back

Superior mediastinum, pleural cavity, pericardial cavity.

Front

Subdivisions of the ventral cavity

Back

Thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity.

Front

Pelvic cavity's location

Back

Within the pelvis.

Front

Function of the pleural cavity

Back

Houses the lungs.

Front

Diaphragm's role in the thoracic cavity

Back

Forms the floor of the thoracic cavity and separates it from the abdominopelvic cavity.

Front

Abdominopelvic cavity

Back

The largest cavity in the body.

Front

Division of abdominal cavity

Back

Divided into either nine regions or four quadrants.