Body Cavities

Question 1

Dorsal Cavity

Answer 1

Cranial: Space inside the skull containing the brain. Spinal: The space inside the spinal column containing the spinal cord

Question 2

Thoracic Cavity (Chest)

Answer 2

Space containing the heart, lungs, esophagus, trachea, bronchi and thymus

Question 3

Abdominal Cavity

Answer 3

The space containing the lower portion of the esophagus, the stomach, intestines (excluding sigmoid colon and rectum), kidneys, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen and uterus
- RUQ, LUQ, RLQ, LLQ

Question 4

Pelvic Cavity

Answer 4

The space containing the urinary bladder, certain reproductive organs, part of the large intestine, and the rectum