Vocabulary #2

Question 0

Dorsal cavity

Answer 0

Contains organs of the nervous system that coordinate the bodies functions.

Question 1

Viscera

Answer 1

The organs of any cavity

Question 2

Cranial Cavity

Answer 2

Contains the brain.

Question 3

Spinal Cavity

Answer 3

Contains the spinal cord

Question 4

Ventral cavity

Answer 4

Contains organs that are involved in maintaining homeostasis. Thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity.

Question 5

Thoracic Cavity

Answer 5

Surrounded by the rib cage

Question 6

Mediastinum

Answer 6

Found between the two pleural cavities.

Question 7

Diaphragm

Answer 7

The muscle that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominopelvic cavity.

Question 8

Abdominopelvic cavity

Answer 8

Second subdivision of the ventral cavity that contains the kidneys, stomach, liver and gallbladder, small and large intestines, spleen, pancreas, and the ovaries and uterus.

Question 9

Parietal

Answer 9

Refers to the walls of a cavity

Question 10

Visceral

Answer 10

Refers to the covering on an organ.

Question 11

Cells

Answer 11

The smallest unit of life

Question 12

Protoplasm

Answer 12

Aqueous colloidal solution of proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, and inorganic salts that are organized into structures referred to as organelles.

Question 13

Tissues

Answer 13

Epithelial, Connective, Muscle, or nervous.

Question 14

Epithelial Tissue

Answer 14

Covers surfaces and protects both the outer surface like the skin and inner surfaces of organs like the intestine, forms glands, and lines cavities of the body.

Question 15

Connective Tissue

Answer 15

Binds together and supports other tissues and organs.

Question 16

Muscle Tissue

Answer 16

Characterized by elongated cells that generate movement by shortening or contacting in forcible manner. There are three types of muscle tissue.

Question 17

Skeletal Muscle Tissue

Answer 17

Voluntary muscle pulls on bones and causes body movements.