GROSS ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

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 term has been derived from a Latin word ‘venter’ meaning ‘belly’. Therefore, it refers to the surface to the front or lower side of an organism. The front side of the body of the human is the ventral side. In fishes the surface that faces the bottom and has ventral fins is the ventral side.