Exam 1 - Body Cavities

Question 1

Cranial

Answer 1

• Formed by cranial bones
• Holds brain
• Continuos with Vertebral Canal

Question 2

Vertebral Canal

Answer 2

• Holds spinal cord
• Formed by bones of vertebral column
• Continuous with Cranial cavity

Question 3

Trunk

Answer 3

-Made up of Thoracic cavity & Abdomniopelvic cavity

Question 4

Thoracic cavity

Answer 4

• Chest cavity created by ribs section
• Houses pericardial cavity (fluid filled space around heart)
• Houses 2 pleural cavities (fluid filled space around each lung)

Question 5

Mediastinum

Answer 5

-Central part of thoracic cavity
-Right between lungs from the diaphragm to the first rib
-Contains all thoracic organs except lungs
(Heart, esophagus, trachea, large blood vessels)

Question 6

Diaphragm

Answer 6

• Dome shaped muscle

- Seperates Thoracic and Abdomniopelvic cavities

Question 7

Abdominopelvic cavity

Answer 7

-From diaphragm to groin
-Made up of 2 CONTINUOS cavities with no wall division
(Abdominal and Pelvic cavities)