Week 1`: Body Cavities

Question 1

Subdivisions of dorsal body cavity

Answer 1

cranial cavity & vertebral cavity

Question 2

Subdivisions of ventral body cavity

Answer 2

thoracic cavity, abdominopelvic cavity

Question 3

Subdivisions of thoracic cavity

Answer 3

2 pleural cavities, mediastinum, and pericardial cavity

Question 4

thoracic cavity

Answer 4

contains the hear and lungs protected by the rib cage; separated from the rest of the ventral cavity by the dome-shaped diaphragm

Question 5

abdominal cavity

Answer 5

houses the stomach, intestines, liver and other organs; superior portion of the abdominopelvic cavity

Question 6

pelvic cavity

Answer 6

contains the reproductive organs, bladder, and rectum; partially enclosed by the pelvis; inferior portion of the abdominopelvic cavity

Question 7

oral cavity

Answer 7

Commonly called the mouth, contains the tongue and teeth

Question 8

nasal cavity

Answer 8

located within and posterior to the nose

Question 9

orbital cavities

Answer 9

house the eyes and present them in an anterior position

Question 10

middle ear cavities

Answer 10

lie just medial to the eardrums and are carved into the bony skull. Contain tiny bones that transmit sound vibrations

Question 11

synovial cavities

Answer 11

joint cavities - enclosed within fibrous capsules that surround the freely movable joints of the body