body cavities

Question 1

anterior/ventral body cavity

Answer 1

largest cavity lined with serous membranes. Contains Thoracic and abdominopelvic cavity divided by the diaphragm.

Question 2

thoracic cavity

Answer 2

upper subdivision of anterior cavity. Contains two pleural cavities and one pericardial cavity.

Question 3

pleural cavity

Answer 3

two cavities lined with “pleura”, each holding a lung.

Question 4

pericardial

Answer 4

cavity holding the heart. Lined with pericardium.

Question 5

mediastinum

Answer 5

mass between pericardial and pleural cavities.

Question 6

abdominopelvic cavity

Answer 6

lower cavity beneath the diaphragm. lined with peritoneum. split into abdominal and pelvic regions.

Question 7

abdominal region

Answer 7

stomach, liver, spleen, pancreas, parts of small and large intestines.

Question 8

pelvic region

Answer 8

urinary bladder, uterus, and ovaries, and parts of small and large intestines.

Question 9

posterior/ dorsal body cavity

Answer 9

lined with membranes called meninges. cranial and spinal cavity.

Question 10

epigastric

Answer 10

upon the stomach

Question 11

hypochondriac

Answer 11

under the ribs

Question 12

umbilical

Answer 12

near the belly button

Question 13

iliac

Answer 13

hip bones

Question 14

hypogastric

Answer 14

beneath the stomach