Body Cavities and Regions (A1)

Question 1

region of the skull and spine

Answer 1

dorsal cavity/posterior aspect

Question 2

formed by the cranium/skull; houses the brain

Answer 2

cranial cavity

Question 3

formed by the vertebral column; contains the spinal cord

Answer 3

vertebral canal/cavity

Question 4

anterior/front aspect of human body

Answer 4

ventral cavity

Question 5

chest cavity; bordered anteriorly and laterally by chest wall and inferiorly by diaphragm

Answer 5

thoracic cavity

Question 6

not a true cavity; a space between the left and right pleural cavities

Answer 6

mediastinum

Question 7

contains the heart

Answer 7

pericardial

Question 8

contains the lungs

Answer 8

pleural cavities

Question 9

skeletal muscle that divides the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities

Answer 9

diaphragm

Question 10

composed of two parts; abdominal and pelvic cavities

Answer 10

abdominopelvic cavity

Question 11

bordered superiorly by the diaphragm and inferiorly by the pelvic brim of the hip bones

Answer 11

abdominal cavity

Question 12

the potential space between the abdominal wall and the internal organs

Answer 12

peritoneal cavity

Question 13

region located inferior/below to the pelvic brim of the hip bones

Answer 13

pelvic cavity