Cavities and Linings

Question 1

Cranial Cavity

Answer 1

The brain cavity (surrounded by the same dura mater as the vertebral cavity)

Question 2

Dura Mater

Answer 2

Surrounds the cranial and vertebral cavities and provides a protective lining

Question 3

Vertebral Cavity

Answer 3

The spinal cavity (surrounded by the same dura mater as the cranial cavity)

Question 4

Thoracic Cavity

Answer 4

The chest cavity which houses the left and right Pleuras, the pericardial cavity, the esophagus, and the trachea

Question 5

Pleura Cavities

Answer 5

Surrounds each lung and is housed inside the thoracic cavity

Question 6

Abdominopelvic Cavity

Answer 6

The Abdominal cavity which houses digestive organs (stomach and intestines etc.) and reproductive organs

Question 7

Peritoneum

Answer 7

Surrounds the abdominopelvic cavity and provides a protective lining

Question 8

Diaphragm

Answer 8

A muscle that sits between the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities that controls breathing by providing negative pressure to the lungs

Question 9

Pericardial Cavity

Answer 9

The heart cavity (housed inside the thoracic cavity)

Question 10

Pericardium

Answer 10

The protective lining around the pericardial cavity

Question 11

Retroperitoneum

Answer 11

The organs located behind the abdominopelvic cavity