Ch. 1: Body Cavities

Question 1

Two major body cavities

Answer 1

ventral and dorsal

Question 2

Upper part of the ventral cavity (chest cavity)

Answer 2

Thoracic Cavity

Question 3

Mid portion of the thoracic cavity

Answer 3

Mediastinum

Question 4

2 lateral subdivisions of the thoracic cavity,

Answer 4

Left and right pleural cavities

Question 5

Lowest part of the ventral cavity

Answer 5

Abdominopelvic cavity

Question 6

Subdivisions of the abdominopelvic cavity

Answer 6

Abdominal cavity and the pelvic cavity

Question 7

Division between the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities

Answer 7

Diaphragm

Question 8

Upper abdominopelvic regions

Answer 8

Right and left hypochondriac regions; epigastric region

Question 9

Middle abdominopelvic regions

Answer 9

Right and left lumbar regions; umbilical region

Question 10

Lower abdominopelvic regions

Answer 10

Right and left iliac regions; hypogastric region

Question 11

Space inside the skull that contains the brain

Answer 11

Cranial cavity

Question 12

Space inside the spinal column

Answer 12

Spinal cavity

Question 13

Cranial and spinal cavities

Answer 13

Dorsal cavities

Question 14

Thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities

Answer 14

Ventral cavities

Question 15

Portion of the body consisting of the head, neck and torso or trunk

Answer 15

Axial portion

Question 16

Portion of the body that consists of the upper and lower extremities

Answer 16

Appendicular portion