Body Cavities

Question 1

Dorsal Cavity

Answer 1

smaller back cavity

Question 2

cranial cavity

Answer 2

houses the brain

Question 3

vertebral canal

Answer 3

houses the spinal cord

Question 4

ventral cavity

Answer 4

larger front cavity

Question 5

thoracic cavity

Answer 5

extends from the top of the ventral cavity to the diaphragm

Question 6

abdominal cavity

Answer 6

extends from the diaphragm to the floor of the pelvis

Question 7

abdominal cavity

Answer 7

contain the stomach, liver, spleen, gallbladder, kidneys, and most of the small and large intestines

Question 8

pelvic cavity

Answer 8

contains the terminal portion of the large intestine, the urinary bladder, and internal reproductive organs

Question 9

diaphragm

Answer 9

broad thin muscle that separates the Thoracic and abdominalpelvic cavities