Cavities and membranes Flashcards
The heart is located in which cavity?
Thoracic cavity
What cavity is the brain located in?
Cranial cavity
What cavity is the liver located in?
Abdominal cavity
What cavity is the trachea located in?
Thoracic cavity
What cavity is the rectum located in?
Pelvic cavity
What cavity is the spinal cord located in?
Dorsal cavity
What cavity is the esophagus located in?
Thoracic cavity
What cavity is the spleen located in?
Abdominal cavity
What cavity is the urinary bladder located in?
Pelvic cavity
What makes up the axial portion of the body?
Head, neck, and trunk.
What makes up the appendicular portion of the body?
Upper and lower limbs.
The axial portion is made up of which two cavities?
Dorsal cavity and ventral cavity
Name at least one thing housed in the dorsal cavity
-brain
-spinal cord
What is the dorsal cavity made up of?
Cranial cavity and vertebral cavity
What is the ventral cavity made up of?
The thoracic cavity and the abdominopelvic cavity
Name at least one thing the thoracic cavity houses
-lungs
-heart
-esophagus
What is the abdominal pelvic cavity made up of?
The abdominal cavity and pelvic cavity
Name at least one thing found in the abdominal cavity
-stomach
-spleen
-liver
Name at least one thing in the pelvic cavity
-urinary bladder
-rectum
-internal reproductive organs
What does parietal membrane mean?
Refers to the membrane attached to the wall of a cavity
What does visceral membrane mean?
Membrane located on the organ (covers it)
What separates parietal and visceral membranes?
cavity (filled with serous fluid)
What is the ventral cavity protected by?
The serous membrane
Membranes or serosae of the heart are called?
Pericardium
Membrane or serosae of the abdominopelvic cavity are called?
Peritoneum
