Body Cavities

Question 1

Cavities within the dorsal(posterior) cavity and their respective organs

Answer 1

1. Cranial Cavity- Brain
2. Spinal Cavity- Spinal Cord

Question 2

Cavities within the ventral (anterior) cavity and their respective organs

Answer 2

1. Thoracic Cavity
   a. Pleural Cavities (2)- Lungs
   b. Mediastinum(region)- heart, thymus, trachea, great vessels
   - pericardial cavity- heart

Question 3

Cavities within the abdominopelvic cavity and their respective organs

Answer 3

1. Abdominal cavity- liver, stomach, pancreas, most intestines
2. Pelvic cavity- bladder, internal reproductive organs, rectum