1: body cavities

Question 1

cranial cavity

Answer 1

houses the brain, protected by the skull

Question 2

spinal cavity

Answer 2

houses the spinal cord, protected by the vertebrae

Question 3

ventral cavity

Answer 3

thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity

Question 4

thoracic cavity

Answer 4

superior to the diaphragm: contains left pleural cavity(left lung), mediastinum (trachea, esophagus, major vessels, pericardial cavity), right pleural cavity (right lung)

Question 5

abdominopelvic cavity

Answer 5

inferior to the diaphragm: super cavity contains stomach, liver and other organs. Inferior pelvic cavity contains reproductive organs, bladder, rectum

Question 6

What is in the RUQ of the abdominopelvic cavity?

Answer 6

right lobe of liver, gallbladder, right kidney, portion of stomach, small and large intestine

Question 7

What is in the RLQ of the abdominopelvic cavity?

Answer 7

cecum, appendix, small intestine, right ovary, right spermatic cord, right ureter

Question 8

What is in the LUQ of the abdominopelvic cavity?

Answer 8

left lobe of liver, stomach, pancreas, left kidney, spleen, portion of large intestine

Question 9

What is in the LLQ of the abdominopelvic cavity?

Answer 9

most of small intestine, portion of large intestine, left ureter, left ovary, left spermatic cord,