Regional Anatomy - Cavities

Question 1

Identify the posterior body cavities

Answer 1

i) Cranial Cavity
ii) Vertebral Cavity

Question 2

Identify the anterior body cavities

Answer 2

i) Thoracic Cavity
ii) Abdominopelvic Cavity

Question 3

What are the two types of continuous membranes that line cavities and what fluid do they contain?

Answer 3

Visceral and parietal membranes; serous fluid.

Question 4

Visceral serous membrane

Answer 4

External serous membrane of certain organs

Question 5

Parietal serous membrane

Answer 5

Internal serous membrane covering the body wall

Question 6

Serous fluid

Answer 6

Protective fluid that protects against friction between moving organs

Question 7

What cavities are located within the thoracic cavity?

Answer 7

i) Mediastinum
ii) Pleural cavity
iii) Pericardial cavity

Question 8

What is the physical boundary between the Thoracic cavity and the Abdominopelvic cavity?

Answer 8

The diaphragm

Question 9

Term for serous membrane around the heart

Answer 9

Pericardium

Question 10

Term for serous membrane around the digestive organs

Answer 10

Peritoneum