BODY CAVITY

Question 1

What is a body cavity

Answer 1

A body cavity is a space within a particular part or area in the body which contains certain organs

Question 2

Types of body cavity

Answer 2

Cranial
Vertebral
Thoracic
Abdominal
Pelvic

Question 3

Boundaries of the cranial cavity

Answer 3

Frontal bone, anteriorly
Occipital bone, posteriorly
Parietal bone, laterally

Question 4

What are the cranial fossae

Answer 4

These are the three depressions in the skull: the anterior, the middle and the posterior.

Question 5

Contents of the cranial cavity

Answer 5

The brain, the pituitary gland, olfactory lobes, brain stem, optic nerves, temporal lobes, cranial nerves, carotid arteries, the foramina

Question 6

Boundaries of the thoracic cavity

Answer 6

Rib cage(ribs, xyphroid process, mandible/head and sternum), diaphragm, great heart vessels.

Question 7

Contents of the thoracic cavity

Answer 7

Lungs, the heart, Great blood vessels.

Question 8

Contents of the abdomen

Answer 8

Colon, kidneys, Gall bladder, intestines, stomach, the descending aorta, liver, caecum,appendix, gall bladder, pancreas, spleen.

Question 9

Explain the descending aorta

Answer 9

This is a part of the aorta of the heart. The other two parts are the ascending aorta and the arch of the aorta.

Question 10

At what point does the descending aorta cut through the diaphragm.

Answer 10

T-12 the 12th thoracic vertebrae

Question 11

Contents of the pelvic cavity

Answer 11

Reproductive organs

Question 12

Contents of the vertebral cavity

Answer 12

The spinal cord and cerebrospinal fluid

Question 13

What are the contents of the following:
Right hypochondriac region

Answer 13

Right lobe of the liver, small intestine, pancreas, right kidney, gall bladder, part of the small intestine.

Question 14

Left hypochondriac region

Answer 14

Spleen, stomach, left kidney, pancreas

Question 15

Epigastric

Answer 15

Liver, stomach, small intestine, small