Activity 7
CAVITIES
By GEORGETTE E. ZALDIVAR
Can you identify the organs that are in the following cavities?
a. THORACIC CAVITY
– Respiratory system: lungs, tracheobronchial tree (bronchi & trachea)
– Cardiovascular system: heart, pericardium, blood vessels
– Lymphatic system: thymus
– Digestive system: esophagus
b. CRANIAL CAVITY
– brain
c. ABDOMINAL CAVITY
– stomach, spleen, liver, gallbladder, kidneys, small intestine (jejunum and ileum), (most of) large intestine (colon), adrenal glands
d. PELVIC CAVITY
– urinary bladder, ureters, urethra, (a portion of) large intestine (pelvic colon), rectum
– For females: uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries
– For males: ductus deferens or vas deferens, seminal vesicles, ejaculatory ducts, prostate
e. MEDIASTINUM
– Respiratory system: trachea
– Cardiovascular system: heart, blood vessels
– Lymphatic system: thymus
– Digestive system: esophagus
REFERENCES:
Tortora, G. J., & Derrickson, B. (2014). 1.5 Basic Anatomical Terminology. In G. J. Tortora, & B. Derrickson, Principles of Anatomy and Physiology 14th ed. (p. 17). John Wiley & Sons, Inc.