Body Cavities

Question 1

vertebral (spinal) cavity

Answer 1

runs through bon vertebral column to enclose spinal cord

Question 2

cranial cavity

Answer 2

lies within rigid skull and encases brain

Question 3

superior thoracic cavity

Answer 3

separated by the diaphragm, encases the lungs and heart

Question 4

abdominopelvic cavity

Answer 4

inferior to diaphragm

Question 5

superior abdominal cavity

Answer 5

houses stomach, intestines, liver, etc.

Question 6

inferior pelvic cavity

Answer 6

partially enclosed by a bony pelvis and contains reproductive organs, bladder, and rectum

Question 7

oral cavity

Answer 7

mouth, tongue, teeth

Question 8

nasal cavity

Answer 8

posterior to nose

Question 9

orbital cavity

Answer 9

houses the eyes

Question 10

middle ear cavity

Answer 10

medial to an eardrum, carved into bony skull

Question 11

synovial cavity

Answer 11

joint cavities, vertebrae, hip joints, knee joints