Body Cavities

Question 1

includes cranial & vertebral cavity

Answer 1

dorsal/posterior body cavity

Question 2

includes thoracic cavity, abdominopelvic cavity

Answer 2

ventral/anterior body cavity

Question 3

separates thoracic cavity from the rest of the ventral cavity

Answer 3

diaphragm

Question 4

contains brain

Answer 4

cranial cavity

Question 5

contains spinal cord

Answer 5

vertebral cavity

Question 6

contains heart & lungs

Answer 6

thoracic cavity

Question 7

contains pleural cavity, mediastinum, pericardial cavity

Answer 7

thoracic cavity

Question 8

contains digestive organs

Answer 8

abdominal cavity

Question 9

contains urinary bladder, reproductive organs, rectum

Answer 9

pelvic cavity

Question 10

abdominal cavity + pelvic cavity

Answer 10

abdominopelvic cavity

Question 11

the ventral body cavity is covered in thin, double layered membrane called _______

Answer 11

serosa/serous membrane

Question 12

cavities containing lungs

Answer 12

pleural cavities (left & right)

Question 13

cavity containing heart, trachea, and esophagus

Answer 13

mediastinum

Question 14

cavity containing heart

Answer 14

pericardial

Question 15

cavity with no serous membrane

Answer 15

mediastinum