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408216937Dorsal (Posterior) Cavities are composed of...Cranial and Spinal Cavities
408216938Cranial Cavitybrain fills this cavity
408216939Spinal CavitySpinal cord is in this cavity
408216940Ventral (Anterior) Cavities are composed of...filled with all of your viscera (guts) Thoracic, Abdominopelvic, Pelvic
408216941Thoracic CavityHas two sub-cavities Pleural Cavity Mediastinum Cavity
408216942Pleural CavityHouses Lungs, 2 of them located contralaterally, distal to the Mediastinum.
408216943Mediastinum CavityCavity located medially between the Pleural Cavities; it contains the heart, esophagus, trachea, great blood vessels, thoracic duct, thymus, and other structures.
408216944Abdominopelvic Cavityinferior to the diaphragm, has two sub-cavities. Abdominal Cavity Pelvic Cavity
408216945Abdominal CavityDigestive Viscera, Pancrease, Liver, Kidneys, Appendix, Stomach, gall bladder
408216946Pelvic CavitySurrounded by pelvic bones - top of sacrum to top of pubic bone. Houses end of intestines, reproductive organs, bladder.
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