cavities and membranes (ch1)

Question 1

Dorsal (posterior) cavity

Answer 1

one of the larges body compartments, contains cranial cavity and vertebral cavity

Question 2

Anterior (ventral) cavity

Answer 2

one of the largest body compartments, contains the thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity

Question 3

cranial cavity

Answer 3

houses the brain

Question 4

spinal cavity

Answer 4

encloses the spinal cord

Question 5

thoracic cavity

Answer 5

more superior subdivision of the anterior cavity, enclosed by the rib cage, and contains the lung and the heart located iun the mediastinum. the diaphragm is on the bottom of the cavity and separates it from the abdominopelvic

Question 6

abdominopelvic cavity

Answer 6

the largest cavity in the body. contains abdominal and pelvic cavity. we divide it into 4 quadrants, RU LU RL LL

Question 7

adbdominal cavity

Answer 7

contains digestive organs

Question 8

pelvic cavity

Answer 8

contiains the reproductive organs

Question 9

serous membran (serosa)

Answer 9

thin mambranes covering walls and organs in thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities. 2 layers, parietal (lines the walls of the body cavity), and visceral (covers organs). separated by a fluid filled serous space (cavity). like a balloon with a fist pushing in it

Question 10

pleura

Answer 10

serous membrane enclosing pleural cavity which surrounds the lungs

Question 11

pericardium

Answer 11

serous membrane enclosing the pericardial cavity which surrounds the hear

Question 12

perioneum

Answer 12

serous membran enclosing peritoneal cavity which surrounds many organs in the abdominopelvic cavity