Body Cavities

Question 1

What are the three body cavities?

Answer 1

Cranial cavity
Thoracic cavity
Abdominopelvic cavity

Question 2

The major cavities of the trunk are what?

Answer 2

The thoracic and the abdominopelvic cavities

Question 3

Cranial cavity is formed by what and contains what?

Answer 3

Formed by cranial bones and contains the brain

Question 4

Cranial cavity contains what canal?

Answer 4

The vertebral canal

Question 5

Thoracic cavity as three primary components what are they?

Answer 5

Pleural cavity
Pericardial cavity
Mediastinum

Question 6

Function of the pleural cavity?

Answer 6

Each surrounds a lung

Question 7

Function of pericardial cavity?

Answer 7

Surrounds the heart

Question 8

Function of the mediastinum?

Answer 8

Central portion of thoracic cavity between lungs, extends from sternum to vertebral column and from first rib to diaphragm, contains the heart, thymus, esophagus, trachea, and several large blood vessels

Question 9

Abdominopelvic cavity has two components what are they?

Answer 9

Abdominal cavity and pelvic cavity

Question 10

abdominal cavity contains what?

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Pelvic cavity contains what?

Answer 11

Contains urinary bladder, portions of large intestine and internal organs of reproduction