Body Cavities

Question 1

Cranial Cavity

Answer 1

Houses the Brain (Posterior Body Cavity)

Question 2

Vertebral Cavity

Answer 2

Houses Spinal Column (Posterior Body Cavity)

Question 3

Thoracic Cavity

Answer 3

Houses lungs, heart, and blood vessels and their respective cavities

Question 4

Right and Left Pleural Cavities

Answer 4

House the right and left lungs; located within serous membranes

Question 5

Mediastinum Cavity

Answer 5

Houses heart, blood vessels, trachea, and esophagus; located between pleural cavities; not located within serous membrane

Question 6

Pericardial cavity

Answer 6

Houses heart; within the mediastinum; located in serous membrane

Question 7

Diaphragm

Answer 7

Separates the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavity

Question 8

Abdominopelvic cavity

Answer 8

Houses abdominal and pelvic cavity

Question 9

Abdominal Cavity

Answer 9

Houses many organs in the abdomen including the digestive, lymphatic, and urinary sytems; spans from diaphragm to bony pelvis

Question 10

Pelvic Cavity

Answer 10

Sits below the abdominal cavity; area withing bony pelvis; contains organs of several systems including reproductive, digestive, and urinary

Question 11

Peritoneal Cavity

Answer 11

Some organs within the abdominal cavity are located in this cavity within serous membranes

Question 12

Visceral Membrane

Answer 12

The side of the serous membrane directly in contact with/surrounding the organ