ANAPHY

A pleura (associated with ribs) cavity surrounds each lung, which is covered by visceral pleura.

Serous membranes

Surrounded by the rib cage and is separated from the abdominal cavity by the muscular diaphragm.

Thoracic cavity

Small space enclosed by the bones of the pelvis contains the urinary bladder, part of the large intestine, and the internal reproductive organs.

Pelvic cavity

Bounded primarily by the abdominal muscles and contains the stomach, the intestines, the liver, the spleen, the pancreas, and the kidneys.

Abdominal cavity

Runs vertically through the body and separates it into right and left parts.

Sagittal plane

Is a sagittal plane that passes through the midline of the body, dividing it into equal right and left halves.

Median plane

Runs parallel to the surface of the ground, dividing the body into superior and inferior parts.

Transverse plane

Runs vertically from right to left and divides the body into anterior and posterior parts.

Frontal plane

Coronal plane

Is the condition of equilibrium in the body's internal environment due to the constant interaction of the body's many regulatory processes.

Homeostatis