ANAT 215 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Pleural Cavity, Pericardium, Appendicular Skeleton

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Anatomy and Cell Biology
• Course: ANAT 215
• Professor: Leslie W Mac Kenzie

Document Summary

Consists of skull, sternum, ribs, vertebral column, and sacrum. Consists of the shoulders, upper limbs, lower limbs, and the pelvis. Responsible for locomotion, moving to , and reproduction. The cranial cavity [superior] is toward the head. A pleural cavity contains a lung; lined by a membrane to reduce friction as the lung expands. The pericardial cavity is the cavity that surrounds the heart. The thoracic cavity is divided into left and right pleural cavities separated by the mediastinum. The abdominal cavity contains the liver, stomach, spleen, kidneys, pancreas, and intestines. The pelvic cavity, enclosed by pelvic bones, contains the bladder and reproductive organs. Parietal" refers to the lining of a cavity. Visceral" refers to the lining of an organ. Superficial" refers to that something is relatively close to the body surface. Deep" refers to that something is relatively farther from the surface. For example, the skin is superficial to the muscles.