Body Cavities

Question 1

What is the cranial cavity?

Answer 1

formed by cranial bones and contains the brain

Question 2

What is the vertebral canal?

Answer 2

formed by vertebral column and contains spinal cord and the beginnings of spinal nerves

Question 3

What cavities are within the thoracic cavity?

Answer 3

-pericardial cavity
-pleural cavity
-mediastinum

Question 4

Where and what is a pleural cavity?

Answer 4

each surrounds a lung; the serous membrane of each pleural cavity is the pleura

Question 5

Where and what is the pericardial cavity?

Answer 5

surrounds the heart; the serous membrane of the pericardial cavity is the pericardium

Question 6

Where is the mediastinum?

Answer 6

central portion of the thoracic cavity between the lungs; extends from sternum to vertebral column and from first rib to diaphragm

Question 7

What is contained within the mediastinum?

Answer 7

heart, thymus, esophagus, trachea, and several large blood vessels

Question 8

How is the abdominopelvic subdivided?

Answer 8

abdominal and pelvic cavities

Question 9

What makes up the abdominal cavity?

Answer 9

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

Question 10

What is the serous membrane of the abdominal cavity called?

Answer 10

peritoneum

Question 11

What makes up the pelvic cavity?

Answer 11

contains urinary bladder, portions of the large intestine, and internal organs of reproduction