Body Cavities

Question 1

Thoracic Cavtity

Answer 1

space inside chest that contains lungs, heart, and other organs and tissues

Question 2

mediastinum

Answer 2

divides thoracic cavity into right and left parts, conains heart, thymus, trachea, esophagus, and other structures. lungs are located on each side of mediastinum

Question 3

abdominal cacity

Answer 3

contains stomach, intestines, liver, spleen, pancreas, and kidneys

Question 4

pelvic cavity

Answer 4

encased by pelvic bones, contains urinary blatter, part of the large eintestine, and internal reproductive organs.

Question 5

abdominopelvic cavity

Answer 5

houses both abdominal and pelvic cavities

Question 6

visceral serous membrane

Answer 6

covers internal organs

Question 7

serous membranes

Answer 7

cover the organs of trunk cavities and line the trunk cavities

Question 8

parietal serous membrane

Answer 8

the outer membranes lining a body cavity

Question 9

percardial cavity

Answer 9

surrounds the heart

Question 10

pleural cavity

Answer 10

surrounds each lung

Question 11

peritoneal cavity

Answer 11

covers many organs of the abdominopelvic cavity

Question 12

Mesentries

Answer 12

part of the peritoneum that hold the abdominal organs in place to provide a passageway for blood vessels and nerves to the organs

Question 13

retroperitoneal

Answer 13

lovated “behind” the parietal peritoneum