Abdomen WK 1 Powerpoint Pt 1

The body is divided into ___ major cavities

• Encased in bone

• Cranial cavity → houses the brain

• Spinal cavity → houses the spinal cord

• Separated by the diaphragm

• Thoracic cavity (superior)

• Abdominopelvic cavity (inferior)

  • Subdivided into abdomen and pelvis (no physical barrier)

  • Enclosed by the abdominal wall

• Encased in bone

• houses the brain

• houses the spinal cord

• Separated by the diaphragm

superior in the ventral cavity

inferior cavity in the ventral cavity

• Subdivided into abdomen and pelvis (no physical barrier)

• Enclosed by the abdominal wall