What two organs are in the dorsal cavity?

The ventral cavity houses almost all of the major body organs.

It is subdivided into 2 cavities:

a) thoracic cavity - housed by the ribcage.

b) abdominopelvic cavity - located on the abdomen and pelvis, as the name implies.

The diaphragm is the muscle organ that separates the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavity.

The organs on each sub-cavity are as follows:

THORACIC:

heart - located in the mediastinum

2 lungs

ABDOMINAL

liver

stomach

pancreas

gall bladder

spleen

small and large intestines

2 kidneys

2 adrenal glands

ureter

PELVIC

female - uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes, urinary bladder

male - urinary bladder, prostate gland, seminal vesicles