1. Cavities & Membranes

2. 1.6: Organization of the Human Body
Cranial Cavity
Vertebral Canal

3. 1.6: Organization of the Human Body
Thoracic Cavity
Abdominopelvic Cavity
Diaphragm
Mediastinum
Pulmonary Cavity
Abdominal Cavity
Pelvic Cavity

4. Thoracic & Abdominal Serous Membranes
Visceral layer – covers an organ
Parietal layer – lines a cavity or body wall
Thoracic Membranes
Visceral pleura
Parietal pleura
Visceral pericardium
Parietal pericardium
Abdominopelvic Membranes
Parietal peritoneum
Visceral peritoneum

5. Serous Membranes
Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display.
Plane of
section
Vertebra
Spinal cord
Spinal cord
Plane of
section
Vertebra
Mediastinum
Azygos v.
Right kidney
Aorta
Aorta
Left
kidney
Left lung
Inferior
vena cava
Esophagus
Pancreas
Spleen
Right lung
Rib
Large
intestine
Small intestine
Right atrium
of heart
Liver
Large intestine
Left ventricle
of heart
Rib
Right ventricle
of heart
Gallbladder
Visceral pleura
Duodenum
Costal cartilage
Pleural cavity
Visceral pericardium
Visceral peritoneum
Stomach
Parietal pleura
Anterior
Pericardial cavity
Peritoneal cavity
Anterior
Sternum
Parietal pericardium
Parietal peritoneum
Fibrous pericardium

6. Pleural Membranes
Parietal pleura
Visceral pleura
Pleural cavity

7. Pericardium Visceral pericardium Parietal pericardium
Pericardial cavity

8. Peritoneum Visceral peritoneum Parietal peritoneum Peritoneal cavity
Lesser
omentum
Mesentery
of small intestine
Greater
omentum
Peritoneum