Enclosed Body Cavities

Question 0

Cranial cavity

Answer 0

Inside the dorsal cavity

Brain surrounded by the skull

Question 1

Vertebral cavity

Answer 1

Inside the dorsal cavity

Spinal cord surrounded by vertebral cavity.

Question 2

Pericardial cavity

Answer 2

Inside the thoracic cavity which is inside the ventral cavity

Contains the heart

Question 3

Mediastinum

Answer 3

Inside the thoracic cavity which is inside the ventral cavity

Between the lungs, it contains the heart, major blood vessels connected to the heart, the esophagus, the trachea and bronchi, and the thymus

Question 4

Diaphragm

Answer 4

A muscular sheet that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity

Question 5

Synovial cavities

Answer 5

Joint cavities

Question 6

Abdominal cavity

Answer 6

Inside the abdominopelvic (peritoneal) cavity

Contains the digestive organs, spleen and kidneys

Question 8

Oral cavity

Answer 8

Contains the tongue, teeth and gums

Question 9

Nasal cavity

Answer 9

Contains the sinuses

Question 10

Plural cavities

left and right

Answer 10

Inside the thoracic cavity which is inside the ventral cavity

Contains the lungs

Question 11

Middle ear

Answer 11

Contains tiny bones that transmit sound

Question 12

Pelvic cavity

Answer 12

Inside the abdominopelvic cavity

Contains the reproductive organs, bladder and rectum

Question 12

Orbital cavities

Answer 12

Contains the eyeballs