Body Cavities

Question 0

Ventral cavity

Answer 0

Includes thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities

Question 1

Dorsal cavity

Answer 1

Includes cranial and spinal cavities

Question 2

Thoracic cavity

Answer 2

Includes pleural and mediastinum cavities

Question 3

Pleural cavity

Answer 3

Contains lungs

Question 4

Mediastinum cavity

Answer 4

Contains heart, trachea, esophagus, and blood vessels

Question 5

Abdominopelvic cavity

Answer 5

Includes abdominal cavity and pelvic cavity

Question 6

Abdominal cavity

Answer 6

Contains stomach, pancreas, spleen, liver gallbladder, small intestines, and most of large intestines

Question 7

Pelvic cavity

Answer 7

Contains end of large intestine, rectum, bladder, and reproductive organs

Question 8

Serous membrane

Answer 8

Ventral body cavity has double membrane layer

Question 9

Serous membranes

Answer 9

Secrete serous acts to lubricate organs of ventral body cavity

Question 10

Parietal membrane

Answer 10

Outer serous membrane lines wall of cavity

Question 11

Visceral membrane

Answer 11

Serous membrane that lines organ

Question 12

Pericardium

Answer 12

Serous membrane around heart

Question 13

Pericardial cavity

Answer 13

Potential space between parietal pericardium and visceral pericardium

Question 14

Pleura

Answer 14

Serous membrane around lungs

Question 15

Peritoneum

Answer 15

Serous membrane s in the abdominopelvic cavity, space is called peritoneal cavity