Body cavities and main terms

Question 1

axial

Answer 1

Pertaining to the head, neck, and trunk.

Question 2

appendicular

Answer 2

Pertaining to upper or lower limbs.

Question 3

viscera

Answer 3

Organs in body cavities, especially in the abdomen.

Question 4

ventral cavity

Answer 4

Human body cavity that is in the anterior (front) aspect of the human body. It is made up of the thoracic cavity, and the abdominopelvic cavity.

Question 5

thoracic cavity

Answer 5

The space above the diaphragm in the chest.

Question 6

left plural cavity

Answer 6

is the thin fluid-filled space between the two pulmonary pleurae (known as visceral and parietal) of each lung.

Question 7

right plural cavity

Answer 7

is the thin fluid-filled space between the two pulmonary pleurae (known as visceral and parietal) of each lung.

Question 8

Mediastinum

Answer 8

Tissues and organs of the thoracic cavity that form a septum between the lungs.

Question 9

pericardial cavity

Answer 9

The space between the visceral and the parietal pericardial membranes.

Question 10

abdominopelvic cavity

Answer 10

The space between the diaphragm and the lower portion of the trunk of the body.

Question 11

pelvic cavity

Answer 11

The space between the hipbones that enclose the terminal portion of the large intestine, the urinary bladder, and the internal reproductive organs.

Question 12

abdominal cavity

Answer 12

The space between the abdominal and the pelvis.

Question 13

diaphragm

Answer 13

A sheetlike structure largely composed of skeletal muscle and connective tissue that separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities.

Question 14

dorsal cavity

Answer 14

A fluid filled space which surrounds the brain and spinal cord of vertebrates.

Question 15

cranial cavity

Answer 15

Houses the brain.

Question 16

vertebral cavity

Answer 16

Pertaining to the spinal chords column.

Question 17

oral cavity

Answer 17

Pertaining to the mouth.

Question 18

nasal cavity

Answer 18

Space in the nose.

Question 19

orbital cavity

Answer 19

Containing the eyes and associated skeletal muscles and nerves.

Question 20

middle ear cavities

Answer 20

Containing the middle ear bones.

Question 21

frontal sinuses

Answer 21

which forms the lower part of the forehead and reaches over the eye sockets and eyebrows.

Question 22

sphenoidal sinuses

Answer 22

vary in size and shape, and owing to the lateral displacement of the intervening septum, which may insert on the carotid canal, they are rarely symmetrical.