| Cavity |
Comments |
| Cranial cavity |
Formed by cranial bones and contains brain |
| Vertebral canal |
Formed by vertebral column |
| Thoracic cavity |
Chest cavity; contains pleural and pericardial cavities and the mediastinum. |
| Pleural cavity |
A potential space between the layers of the pleura that surrounds a lung. |
| Pericardial cavity |
A potential space between the layers of the pericardium that surrounds the heart. |
| Mediastinum |
Central portion of thoracic cavity between the lungs |
| Abdominopelvic cavity |
Subdivided into abdominal and pelvic cavities. |
| Abdominal cavity |
Contains stomach, spleen, liver, gallbladder, small intestine, and most of large intestine |
| Pelvic cavity |
Contains urinary bladder, portions of large intestine, and internal organs of reproduction |
