body cavities

Question 1

cranial cavity

Answer 1

part of the dorsal body cavity

contains the brain

Question 2

vertebral cavity

Answer 2

part of the dorsal body cavity

contains the spinal cord

Question 3

thoracic cavity

Answer 3

part of the ventral body cavity

contains heart and lungs

Question 4

abdominal cavity

Answer 4

part of the abdominopelvic cavity in the ventral body cavity

contains digestive organs

Question 5

pelvic cavity

Answer 5

part of the abdominoplevic cavity in the ventral body cavity

contains bladder, reproductive organs and rectum

Question 6

dorsal body cavity

Answer 6

comprised of cranial cavity and vertebral cavity

Question 7

ventral body cavity

Answer 7

comprised of thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity

Question 8

3 sections w/in the thoracic cavity

Answer 8

1. mediastinum
2. pleural cavity (lungs)
3. pericardial cavity (heart)