Body Cavities

Question 1

Body cavities

Answer 1

Spaces in body that house internal organs

Question 2

Peritoneum

Answer 2

Serous membrane of abdominal cavity

Question 3

Viscera

Answer 3

Organs inside thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities

Question 4

Visceral peritoneum

Answer 4

Serous membrane that covers the abdominal viscera (organs in the abdominal cavity)

Question 5

Parietal peritoneum

Answer 5

Serous membrane that lines abdominal wall and covers inferior surface of diaphragm

Question 6

Peritoneal cavity

Answer 6

Cavity between the parietal peritoneum and visceral peritoneum

Question 7

Intraperitoneal organs

Answer 7

Organs that are covered by the peritoneum

Includes: 
Stomach
Spleen
Liver
Gallbladder
Jejunum (small intestine)
Ileum (small intestine)
Cecum (large intestine)
Appendix 
Transverse colon (large intestine)

Question 8

Retroperitoneal organs

Answer 8

Organs sit behind the peritoneum, including:

Kidneys
Adrenal glands
Pancreas
Duodenum (small intestine)
Ascending colon
Descending colon
Abdominal aorta
Inferior vena cava