body cavities

Question 0

appendicular

Answer 0

lower and upper limbs

Question 1

axial

Answer 1

head, neck, trunk

Question 2

cranial cavity

Answer 2

• axial

- brain

Question 3

vertebral canal

Answer 3

• axial

- spinal chord and vertebrae

Question 4

thoracic cavity

Answer 4

• axial
• wall is made of skin, skeletal muscles, and various bones
• contains right and left lungs

Question 5

abdominal pelvic cavity

Answer 5

• axial
• upper abdominal portion and lower pelvic portion, extends from the diaphragm to the floor of the pelvis
• wall contains skin, skeletal muscles, bones
• viscera: stomach, liver, spleen, gallbladder, kidneys, most of small and large intestines

Question 6

pelvic cavity

Answer 6

part of the abdominopelvic cavity enclosed by the hip bones

-terminal portion of the intestine, the urinary bladder, and the internal reproductive organs

Question 7

mediastinum

Answer 7

separates the thoracic cavity into 2

-contains the heart, esophagus, trachea, and thymus

Question 8

oral cavity

Answer 8

teeth and tongue

Question 9

nasal cavity

Answer 9

located within the nose and divided into left and right portions by nasal septum

Question 10

orbital cavities

Answer 10

eyes and associated skeletal muscles and nerves

Question 11

middle ear cavities

Answer 11

middle ear bones

Question 12

parietal pleura

Answer 12

walls of the left and right thoracic compartments are lined with this

Question 13

visceral pleura

Answer 13

lines the lungs

Question 14

parietal

Answer 14

membrane attached to the wall of the cavity

Question 15

pleural membranes

Answer 15

parietal and visceral membranes are separated by a thin film of watery fluid

Question 16

pleural cavity

Answer 16

where no actual space exists, but the potential space

Question 17

pericardial membranes

Answer 17

surrounds the heart