Body Cavities

Question 1

Dorsal

Answer 1

cranial (contains brain) and vertebral (spinal)

Question 2

Ventral

Answer 2

Thoracic, Abdominopelvic

Question 3

Thoracic

Answer 3

pleural cavities containing the lungs and a pericardial cavity containing the heart

Question 4

Abdominopelvic

Answer 4

(stomach, liver, bladder…etc)

Question 5

Diaphragm

Answer 5

sheet of skeletal muscle that divides the thoracic and abdominal cavities and is important for changing pressures in these cavities helping with ventilation of the lungs and return of blood to the heart

Question 6

Mediastinum

Answer 6

the central region between the two pleural cavities which contains the heart, esophagus, trachea, thymus gland and blood and lymphatic vessels

Question 7

Abdominal

Answer 7

divided into 4 quadrants(Right upper quadrant…etc) and contains the stomach, spleen, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, small intestine, most of the large intestine

Question 8

Pelvic

Answer 8

contains urinary bladder, part of the large intestine and reproductive organs