40A - Lab - Exercise #2

Question 0

Cranial cavity

Answer 0

Contains the brain

Question 1

Dorsal body cavity

Answer 1

Contains cranial cavity and vertebral cavity

Question 2

Vertebral cavity

Answer 2

Contains spinal cord

Question 3

Ventral body cavity

Answer 3

Contains thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity, separated by diaphragm

Question 4

Thoracic cavity

Answer 4

Space enclosed by ribs, sternum, and vertebral column. Contains pleural cavity, pericardial cavity, mediastinal cavity

Question 5

Pleural cavity

Answer 5

Small space formed by pleural membranes that surround the lungs. Contains visceral pleura (inner) and parietal pleural (outer). Pleural fluid in between

Question 6

Pericardial cavity

Answer 6

Surrounds the heart and is formed by visceral pericardium (inner or epicardium) and parietal pericardium (outer). Pericardial fluid in between

Question 7

Mediastinal cavity

Answer 7

Area between lungs that contain heart, thymus, large blood vessels, esophagus, trachea, and bronchi

Question 8

Abdominal cavity

Answer 8

Superior portion of abdominopelvic cavity. Contains liver and stomach. Lined with peritonial cavity and has peritonial fluid between

Question 9

Pelvic cavity

Answer 9

Inferior portion of abdominopelvic cavity. Contains bladder and reproductive organs

Question 10

Diaphragm muscle

Answer 10

Between thoracic and abdominopelvic cavity