Body Cavities and Planes

Question 1

Mid-Sagittal

Answer 1

Splits body down the middle

Question 2

Transverse

Answer 2

Divides Body into superior and inferior (horizontal)

Question 3

Frontal

Answer 3

Front part of the brain

Question 4

Occipital

Answer 4

Back part of the brain

Question 5

Cranial Cavity

Answer 5

Formed by cranial bones and contains brain, vertebral canal, vertebral column, contains spinal cord and beginning of spinal nerves

Question 6

Thoracic Cavity

Answer 6

Contains chest cavity, pleural and pericardial cavities and the mediastinum

Question 7

Pleural Cavity

Answer 7

Space between layers of the pleura that surrounds a lung

Question 8

Pericardial Cavity

Answer 8

Space between layers of the pericardium that surround the heart

Question 9

Mediastinum

Answer 9

Central portion of the thoracic Cavity between the lungs, extends from the sternum to vertebral column and form first rib to diaphragm; contains heart,thymus, esophagus, trachea, several large blood vessels.

Question 10

Abdominopelvic Cavity

Answer 10

Subdivided into abdominal and pelvic cavities

Question 11

Abdominal cavity

Answer 11

Contains stomach, spleen, liver, gallbladder, small intestine, and most large intestine, the serous membrane of the abdominal cavity is the peritoneum

Question 12

Pelvic Cavity

Answer 12

Contains urinary bladder, portions of large intestine, and internal organs of reproduction