Cavities

Question 0

Cranial cavity

Answer 0

Hollow space that contains the brain in the skull

Question 1

Body cavity

Answer 1

Hole or hollow space in the body that contains and protects internal organs

Question 2

Thoractic cavity or chest cavity

Answer 2

Hollow space that contains the heart and the lungs within the ribs between the neck and the diaphragm.

Question 3

Spinal cavity

Answer 3

Hollow space that contains the spinal cord within the spinal column.

Question 4

Abdominal cavity

Answer 4

Hollow space that contains the major organs of digestion located between the diaphragm and pelvic cavity

Question 5

Peritoneal cavity

Answer 5

Hollow space within the abdominal cavity between the parietal peritoneum and the visceral peritoneum

Question 6

Pelvic cavity

Answer 6

Hollow space that contains the reproductive organs and some of the excretory systems organs bounded by the pelvic bones (urinary bladder and rectum)