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Question 1

Protects the nervous system. Has two subdivisions: Cranial cavity (contains brain) and vertebral or spinal cavity (encloses spinal cord)

Answer 1

Dorsal body cavity

Question 2

Larger of closed body cavities. Two major subdivisions (thoracic and abdominopelvic cavity). Houses internal organs collectively called viscera.

Answer 2

Ventral body cavity

Question 3

One subdivision of central body cavity. Surrounded by the ribs and muscles of chest. Further subdivided into pleural cavity (each enveloping a lung) and medial mediastinum. The mediastinum contains the pericardial (which enclosed the heart and surrounds the thoracic organs).

Answer 3

Thoracic cavity

Question 4

Subdivision of central body cavity. Has two subdivisions: abdominal cavity ( stomach intenstines… etc) and pelvic cavity (bladder, reproductive organs)

Answer 4

Abdominopelvic cavity

Question 5

The walls of the ventral body cavity and outer surfaces of the organs it contains are covered by a thin, double-layered membrane called….

Answer 5

Serosa or serous membrane

Question 6

The part of the membrane lining the cavity walls

Answer 6

Parietal serosa

Question 7

The parietal serosa folds in on itself to form the …

Answer 7

Visceral serosa

Question 8

In the body, the serous membranes are separated not by air but by a thin layer of lubricating fluid called…

Answer 8

Serous fluid

Question 9

The four resulting quadrants are named for their position from the subjects point of view

Answer 9

Right upper quadrant (RUQ)
Left upper quadrant (LUQ)
Right lower quadrant (RLQ)
Left lower quadrant (LLQ)

Question 10

The 9 abdominopelvic regions.
Is the center most region deep to and surrounding the umbilicus (navel)

Answer 10

Umbilical region

Question 11

The 9 abdominopelvic regions.
Is located superior to the umbilical region

Answer 11

Epigastric region

Question 12

The 9 abdominopelvic regions.
Is located inferior to the umbilical region

Answer 12

Hypogastric (pubic) region

Question 13

The 9 abdominopelvic regions.
Are located lateral to the hypogastric region

Answer 13

Right and left iliac or inguinal regions

Question 14

The 9 abdominopelvic regions.
Lies lateral to the umbilical region

Answer 14

Right and left lumbar regions

Question 15

The 9 abdominopelvic regions.
Lie lateral to the epigastric region and deep to the ribs

Answer 15

Right and left hypochondriac regions

Question 16

Commonly called the mouth, contains mouth, teeth and tongue

Answer 16

Oral cavity

Question 17

Part of and continuous with the cavity of the digestive organs, which opens to the body exterior at the anus

Answer 17

Digestive cavity

Question 18

Located within and posterior to the nose, the …. Is part of the respiratory system passageways

Answer 18

Nasal cavity

Question 19

Orbits in the skull house the eyes and present them in an anterior position

Answer 19

Orbital cavities

Question 20

The …. In the skull lie just medial to the eardrums. These cavities contain tiny bones that transmit sound vibrations to the hearing receptors in the inner ears

Answer 20

Middle ear cavities