overview of body cavities

Question 1

fluid-filled
space inside the body that holds
and protects vital organs
* Separated by membranes and
other structures

Answer 1

body cavity

Question 2

smooth tissue membrane that lines organs and the inside
wall of cavitie

Answer 2

serous membranes

Question 3

lines the organ

Answer 3

visceral membrane

Question 4

lines the wall

Answer 4

parietal membrane

Question 5

small space filled with fluid in between (potential
space). _____ in normally found here.
* Found around the lungs (pleura), heart (pericardium), and
abdomen (peritoneum)

Answer 5

serous fluid

Question 6

associated structures of thorax

Answer 6

breast tissue

Question 7

components of throax

Answer 7

Thoracic wall
* Mediastinum (everything except the lungs)
* Plerual cavities (lungs)
* Thoracic diaphragm

Question 8

an imaginary plane at the joint of two sternal bones.
* Vertebral level between T4 and T5
* Separates the superior and inferior mediastinum
* Articulation of Rib 2
* Trachea bifurcates
* Boundaries of the aortic arch

Answer 8

sternal angle

Question 9

MEDIASTINUM
* Superior
* Contains the Great Vessels, Trachea,
Esophagus, nerves, thoracic duct

Answer 9

inferior
* Anterior- Thymus, connective tissue
* Middle- Heart, pericardium, nerves
* Posterior- Esophagus, thoracic aorta,
azygous system of veins, nerves

Question 10

abdomniopelvic cavity
superior

Answer 10

bounded by diaphrgam

Question 11

ABDOMINOPELVIC CAVITY

• Inferior

Answer 11

continuous with pelvis (pelvic inlet)

Question 12

ABDOMINOPELVIC CAVITY

• Posterior- Vertebral column and abdominal
  wall
• Lateral- abdominal wall and rib

Question 13

what are some abdominal functions

Answer 13

Houses and proctors major viscera
* All the GI system, the spleen, and parts
of the urinary system
* Breathing
* Relaxes and contracts for breathing
(coughing and sneezing)
* Changes intra-abdominal pressure
* Voiding
* Childbirth

Question 14

esophagus
stomach

Answer 14

digestive tract

Question 15

Duodenum
* Jejunum
* Ileum

Answer 15

small intestine

Question 16

Cecum
* Ascending colon
* Transverse colon
* Descending colon
* Sigmoid colon

Answer 16

large intestine

Question 17

rectum

Question 18

accessory digestive organs

Answer 18

liver
gallbladder
pancreas

Question 19

other organs/structures

Answer 19

Spleen
* Adrenal glands
* Kidneys & ureters
* Appendix
* Vessels and lymphatics

Question 20

Organs that are completely covered by peritoneum,
suspended

Answer 20

intraperitoneal

Question 20

Thin membrane that lines the walls of the abdominal cavity
and much of the viscera

Answer 20

peritoneum

Question 21

Organs outside of the peritoneal cavity, with part of the
organ covered by peritoneum

Answer 21

retroperitoneal

Question 22

part of the duodenum
* Ascending colon
* Descending colon
* Part of the rectum
* Part of the pancreas
* Kidneys and ureters (urinary system)
* Adrenal glands
* Aorta/IVC

Answer 22

retroperitoneal structures

Question 23

Bile is made in the liver for fat digestion
* Bile is stored in the gallbladder
* Bile moves down the biliary tree through the
major duodenal papilla into the duodenum

Answer 23

biliary tree

Question 24

Thoracic, lumbar and sacral splanchnic nerves carry sympathetic fibers
Pelvic splanchnic nerves carry parasympathetic fibers

Answer 24

abdominal innervation

Question 25

pelvic cavity : male

Answer 25

Urinary Tract (most anterior
structure)
* Reproductive:
* Prostate
* Seminal Vesicles
* Vas deferens
* Digestive tract (most posterior
structure)

Question 26

Urinary Tract (most anterior
structure)
* Reproductive:
* Vagina
* Uterus (cervix)
* Fallopian tubes
* Ovaries
* Digestive tract (most posterior
structure)

Answer 26

perlvic cavity female

Question 27

Contain and supports bladder, rectum, anal
canal, and reproductive tracts.
* Anchors the roots of the external genitalia
* Kegel muscles

Answer 27

pelvic floor