L5- Body Cavity

Question 1

two subdivisions which are continuous with each other

Answer 1

dorsal body cavity

Question 2

2 dorsal body cavity

Answer 2

1. cranial cavity
2. spinal cavity

Question 3

space inside the bony skull

Answer 3

cranial cavity

Question 4

extends from the cranial cavity to the end of the spinal cord

Answer 4

spinal cavity

Question 5

(larger than the dorsal cavity) contains all the structures within the chest and the abdomen, the visceral organs in those regions

Answer 5

ventral body cavities

Question 6

3 types of ventral cavities

Answer 6

1. thoracic cavity
2. mediastinum cavity
3. abdominoplevic cavity

Question 7

separated from the rest of the ventral cavity by a dome-shaped muscle, diaphragm

Answer 7

thoracic cavity

Question 8

central region which separates the lungs into right and left cavities in the thoracic cavity

Answer 8

mediastinum

Question 9

cavity inferior to the diaphragm

Answer 9

abdominapelvic cavity

Question 10

contains the reproductive organs

Answer 10

pelvic cavity (bladder and rectum)

Question 11

line the trunk cavities and cover the organs of these cavities

Answer 11

serous membranes

Question 12

two serous membrane

Answer 12

1. visceral serous membrane
2. parietal serous membrane

Question 13

inner part of the serous membrane

Answer 13

visceral serous membrane

Question 14

outer part of the serous membrane

Answer 14

parietal serous membrane

Question 15

surrounds the heart

Answer 15

pericardial cavity

Question 16

covers the heart

Answer 16

visceral pericardium

Question 17

forms the outer layer of the sac around the heart

Answer 17

parietal pericardium

Question 18

fluid filling the pericardial cavity

Answer 18

pericardial fluid

Question 19

surrounds each lung

Answer 19

two pleural cavaties
1. visceral pleura
2. parietal pleura

Question 20

covers the lung

Answer 20

visceral pleura

Question 21

lines the inner surface of the thoracic wall, the lateral surfaces of the mediastium, and the superior surface of the diaphragm

Answer 21

parietal pleura

Question 22

-a serous membrane-lined cavity in the abdominopelvic cavity
- located between the visceral peritoneum and pariental peritoneum and contains peritoneal fluid

Answer 22

peritoneal cavity

Question 23

covers many of the organs of the abdominopelvic cavity

Answer 23

visceral peritoneum

Question 24

lines the wall of the abdominopelvic cavity and the inferior surface of the diaphragm

Answer 24

parietal peritoneum

Question 25

inflammation of the pericardium

Answer 25

pericarditis

Question 26

inflammation of the pleura

Answer 26

pleurisy

Question 27

inflammation of the peritoneum

Answer 27

peritonitis

Question 28

consists of two layers of peritoneum fused together that connect the visceral peritoneum of some abdominoplevic organs to the parietal peritoneum on the body wall or the visceral peritoneum of the other abdominopelvic organs

Answer 28

mesenteries

Question 29

found ‘behind’ the parietal peritoneum

Answer 29

retroperitoneal organs

Question 30

examples of retroperitoneal organs

Answer 30

kidneys, adrenal glands, part of the pancreas, part of the intestine, urinary bladder