Body Walls And Cavities

Question 1

Surround a cavity

Answer 1

Body wall

Question 2

Open space that contains internal organs

Answer 2

Body cavity

Question 3

Houses organs of the central nervous system (along the posterior of the body)

Answer 3

Dorsal cavities (cranial cavity, spinal cavity)

Question 4

Space inside the skull that contains the brain

Answer 4

Cranial cavity

Question 5

Space inside the vertebral column containing the spinal cord

Answer 5

Spinal cavity

Question 6

Anterior cavity separated by the abdomen

Answer 6

Ventral (thoracic) cavity (mediastinum, pleural cavities, pericardial cavity)

Question 7

Midsection of the thoracic cavity

Answer 7

Mediastinum

Question 8

Contains the lungs

Answer 8

Pleural cavities

Question 9

Contains the heart

Answer 9

Pericardial cavity

Question 10

Lower anterior cavity

Answer 10

Abdominalpelvic (peritoneal) cavity (abdominal cavity, pelvic cavity)

Question 11

Contains the liver, gallbladder, stomach, spleen, pancreas, small intestine, and parts of the large intestine

Answer 11

Abdominal cavity

Question 12

Contains the lower (sigmoid) colon, rectum, urinary bladder, and reproductive organs

Answer 12

Pelvic cavity