ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -The ventral body cavity is a human body cavity that is in the anterior (front) aspect of the human body. It is made up of the thoracic cavity, and the abdominopelvic cavity . The abdominopelvic cavity is further divided into the abdominal cavity and pelvic cavity, but there is no physical barrier between the two.

Detailed explanation-2: -On the anterior side of the body, the ventral cavity is made up of the thoracic cavity, abdominal cavity, and pelvic cavity.

Detailed explanation-3: -The ventral cavity is at the anterior (or front) of the trunk. It is subdivided into the thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity. The dorsal cavity is at the posterior (or back) of the body, and includes the head and the back of the trunk.

Detailed explanation-4: -The dorsal (from Latin dorsum ‘back’) surface of an organism refers to the back, or upper side, of an organism. If talking about the skull, the dorsal side is the top. The ventral (from Latin venter ‘belly’) surface refers to the front, or lower side, of an organism.

Detailed explanation-5: -The ventral cavity is at the anterior, or front, of the trunk. Organs contained within this body cavity include the lungs, heart, stomach, intestines, and reproductive organs. You can see some of the organs in the ventral cavity in Figure 10.5. 3.