Ventral Body Cavities
Colour by Numbers Activity
The content in this activity aligns with Chapter 2: Medical Language Within the Context of Anatomy and Physiology in Building a Medical Terminology Foundation 2e.
Instructions: Review the illustration. An anterior (ventral) view of body cavities is shown. Located on the illustration are numbers indicating the positioning of several body cavities.
Task: Colour each numbered body cavity using the colour indicated in the list below:
- cranial cavity (orange)
- vertebral cavity (light blue)
- superior mediastinum (green)
- pleural cavity (red)
- pericardial cavity within the mediastinum (purple)
- abdominal cavity (pink)
- pelvic cavity (yellow)
- diaphragm (grey)
Image Attribution
The image used in this activity was sourced from OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology OER by Betts, et al., which is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Following OpenStax’s leadership and in the spirit of open education, we have licensed this OER with the same license.
Image Description
This activity shows an anterior view of the human head and torso. The image is highlighting the several cavities or hollowed out spaces where organs and structures are positioned. The anterior view identifies the cranial, vertebral, ventral, abdominopelvic cavities, and sections.