Human
by Jessica Roque
1. appendicular - upper & lower limbs
2. w/in the head, smaller cavities-
2.1. oral cavity - teeth & tongue
2.2. nasal cavity - w/in nose, right & left portions by nasal septum; several air-filled sinuses connect to nasal cavity, include frontal & sphenoidal sinuses
2.3. orbital cavities - eyes & asso. skeletal muscles & nerves
2.4. middle ear cavities - middle ear bones
3. Axial portion - head, neck, trunk
3.1. larger ventral cavity (visceral/viscera organs - name organs in such cavity)
3.1.1. abdominopelvic cavity
3.1.1.1. upper abdominal portion, its wall consists primarily of skin, skeletal muscles, & bones, viscera (organs ) include stomach, liver, spleen, gallbladder, kidneys & most of small + larger intestines
3.1.1.2. lower pelvic portion - enclosed by hip bones, contains terminal portion of large intestine, urinary bladder, internal reproductive organs
3.1.2. thoracic cavity
3.1.2.1. mediastinum
3.1.2.1.1. right lung & right pleural cavity
3.1.2.2. remaining thoracic viscera - heart, esophagus, trachea, thyroid gland
3.2. dorsal cavity
3.2.1. cranial cavity - w/in skull; houses brain
3.2.2. vertebral canal - contains spinal chord w/in sections of backbone