Cavity Linings

Question 1

Ventral Cavity

Answer 1

the anterior, or front, of the trunk.

Organs contained within this body cavity
include the lungs, heart, stomach, intestines, and reproductive organs.

The ventral cavity allows for considerable changes in the size and shape of the organs within it as they perform their functions.

Question 2

Throacic Cavity (part of ventral cavity)

Answer 2

a space inside your thorax (chest) that contains your heart, lungs and other organs and tissues.

Question 3

What is the thoracic cavity divided into?

Answer 3

two pleural cavities and the pericardial cavity

Question 4

Pleural Cavity

Answer 4

The pleural cavities hold the lungs

Question 5

Pericardial Cavity

Answer 5

pericardial cavity holds the heart

Question 6

Abdominal Cavity (part of ventral)

Answer 6

Its upper boundary is the diaphragm, a sheet of muscle and connective tissue that separates it from the chest cavity; its lower boundary is the upper plane of the pelvic cavity.

• holds digestive organs and liver

Question 7

Peritoneum Linings

Answer 7

peritoneum is a membrane, a sheet of smooth tissue that lines your abdominopelvic cavity and surrounds your abdominal organs.

Question 8

Pelvic Cavity

Answer 8

a bowl-like structure that sits below the abdominal cavity and holds reproductive organs and organs of excretion.

Question 9

Dorsal Cavity

Answer 9

The dorsal cavity is a continuous cavity located on the dorsal side of the body (back). It houses the organs of the upper central nervous system, including the brain and the spinal cord.

Question 10

What is the dorsal cavity divided into?

Answer 10

The dorsal cavity is subdivided into the cranial and spinal cavities.

Question 11

Cranial Cavity

Answer 11

The cranial cavity fills most of the upper part of the skull and contains the brain.

Question 12

Spinal Cavity

Answer 12

The spinal cavity is a very long, narrow cavity inside the vertebral column. It runs the length of the trunk and contains the spinal cord.

Question 13

Meninges

Answer 13

a three-layer membrane that encloses the brain and spinal cord.

Question 14

Cerebrospinal Fluid

Answer 14

A thin layer of cerebrospinal fluid is maintained between two of the meningeal layers. This clear fluid is produced by the brain, and it provides extra protection and cushioning for the brain and spinal cord.

Question 15

Visceral

Answer 15

attached to organ itself

Question 16

Parietal

Answer 16

attached to the body outside