What is the importance of studying organs or the body at different planes and sections?
Organs within the following cavities
- Thoracic cavity - lungs, heart, esophagus, blood vessels, nerves
- Cranial cavity - brain, meninges of the brain (protective layer of the CNS), cerebrospinal fluid, blood vessels, nerves
- Abdominal cavity - liver, pancreas, stomach, small and large intestines, spleen, gallbladder, kidneys, blood vessels, nerves
- pelvic cavity - ureters, bladder, blood vessels, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes, reproductive organs, rectum, urethra, nerves
- Mediastinum - the heart, blood vessels, trachea, nerves