Body Cavities - 10 questions

Question 1

What are the boundaries of the thoracic cavity?

Answer 1

Cranial - Thoracic inlet
Caudal - Diaphragm
Dorsal - Thoracic vertebrae
Ventral - Sternum
Lateral - Ribs & intercostal muscles

Question 2

What can one find between the parietal pericardium and the visceral pericardium?

Answer 2

Serous fluid in the pericardial cavity

Question 3

What envelopes the abdominal organs?

Answer 3

The mesentary

Question 4

What lines the inside of the thoracic cavity?

Answer 4

The parietal pleura

Question 5

What does the pulmonary pleura cover?

Answer 5

The lungs

Question 6

What is the mediastinum?

Answer 6

Vertical connective tissue septum which separates the two pleural cavities

Question 7

What is the function of serous fluid?

Answer 7

To act as a lubricant for organs

Question 8

What is the omentum?

Answer 8

Fold of peritoneum extending from stomach to adjacent organs

Question 9

For a female dog going in surgery to be neutered, what layers are cut through?

Answer 9

Skin
Subcutaneous fat
Linea alba
Peritoneum

Question 10

What is mucus produced by?

Answer 10

Epithelial tissue containing goblet cells