Body Systems and Cavities

Question 1

(System) mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, intestines (small and large), liver, gallbladder, pancreas.

Answer 1

Digestive

Question 2

(System) kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra.

Answer 2

urinary or excretory

Question 3

(System) nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchial tubes, lungs.

Answer 3

respiratory

Question 4

(System) ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus, vagina, mammary glands.

Answer 4

reproductive (female)

Question 5

(System) testes and associated tubes, urethra, penis, prostate gland.

Answer 5

reproductive (male)

Question 6

(System) thyroid gland, pituitary gland, sex glands (ovaries and testes), adrenal glands, pancreas, parathyroid glands.

Answer 6

endocrine

Question 7

(System) brain, spinal cord, nerves, and collections of nerves.

Answer 7

nervous

Question 8

(System) heart, blood vessels (arteries, veins, and capillaries), lymphatic vessels and nodes, spleen, thymus gland.

Answer 8

circulatory

Question 9

(System) muscles, bones, joints.

Answer 9

musculoskeletal

Question 10

(System) skin, hair, nails, sweat glands, and sebaceous glands; eye, ear, nose, and tongue.

Answer 10

skin and sense organs

Question 11

(Cavity) contains brain, pituitary gland.

Answer 11

cranial

Question 12

(Cavity) contains lungs, heart, esophagus, trachea, bronchial tubes, thymus gland, aorta.

Answer 12

Thoracic

Question 13

(Division of thoracic cavity) space surrounding each lung.

Answer 13

pleural cavity

Question 14

(Division of thoracic cavity) centrally located space outside of and between the lungs. It contains the heart, aorta, trachea, esophagus, thymus gland, bronchial tubes, and many lymph nodes.

Answer 14

mediastinum

Question 15

The double-folded membrane surrounding the abdominal cavity. It attaches the abdominal organs to the abdominal muscles and surrounds each other to hold it in place.

Answer 15

peritoneum

Question 16

Area behind the abdominal cavity where the kidneys are located on either side of the backbone.

Answer 16

retroperitoneal area

Question 17

Muscular wall which divides the abdominal and thoracic cavities.

Answer 17

diaphragm

Question 18

(Cavity) contains the stomach, small and large intestines, spleen, pancreas, liver, gallbladder.

Answer 18

abdominal

Question 19

(Cavity) contains portions of the small and large intestines, rectum, urinary bladder, urethra, and ureters; uterus and vagina in the female.

Answer 19

pelvic

Question 20

(Cavity) contains nerves of the spinal cord.

Answer 20

spinal

Question 21

A double membrane that surrounds the lungs and protects them.

Answer 21

pleura

Question 22

When the _____ is inflamed and the _____ cavity fills with fluid

Answer 22

pleural effusion

Question 23

Collection of fluid in the peritoneal cavity.

Answer 23

ascites