Cavities And Membrane Terms List 1

Question 1

Ventral cavity

Answer 1

Contains cavities at front of body, thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities

Question 2

Thoracic cavity

Answer 2

Holds heart and lungs, contains left and right pleural cavities and mediastinum

Question 3

Mediastinum

Answer 3

Contains heart, blood vessels, esophagus, etc.

Linens with pericardium

Question 4

Pericardium

Answer 4

serous membrane around heart

Question 5

Pleural cavities

Answer 5

Left and right each contain a lung

Lined with pleura

Question 6

Pleura

Answer 6

Serous membrane around lungs

Question 7

Abdominopelviccavity

Answer 7

Lined by peritoneum

Contains abdominal and pelvic cavities

Question 8

Abdominal cavity

Answer 8

Contains liver, stomach, spleen, small intestine, most of large intestine

Question 9

Pelvic cavity

Answer 9

Contains reproductive organs, urinary bladder, some, of large intestines

Question 10

Peritoneum

Answer 10

Serous membrane around abdominal organs

Question 11

Dorsal cavity

Answer 11

Cavity at the back of the body, containing cranial and spinal cavities

Question 12

Cranial cavity

Answer 12

Contains brain

Question 13

Spinal cavity

Answer 13

Contains spinal chord

Question 14

Serous membrane

Answer 14

Smooth tissue that lines cavities