Body Cavities and Membranes (Exam 1)

Question 0

Cranial cavity

Answer 0

Encases the brain

Question 1

Dorsal body cavity

Answer 1

Protects and holds the nervous system organs

Includes the cranial and vertebral cavities

Question 2

Vertebral cavity

Answer 2

Holds the spinal cord

Question 3

Ventral body cavity

Answer 3

Location of internal organs (viscera)

Includes thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity

Question 4

Thoracic cavity

Answer 4

Surrounded by the ribs and muscles of the chest

Plural cavities- each hold a lung
Pericardial cavity- encloses the heart

Question 5

Abdominopelvic cavity

Answer 5

Separated from the thoracic cavity by the diaphragm

Includes abdominal cavity and pelvic cavity

Question 6

Abdominal cavity

Answer 6

Stomach
Liver
Intestines
Spleen
Pancreas
Kidneys

Question 7

Pelvic cavity

Answer 7

Urinary bladder
Last portion of the large intestine
Internal reproductive organs

Question 8

Serous membranes

Answer 8

Double membrane that; covers organs, lines cavity walls, produces lubricating fluids

Question 9

Parietal serosa

Answer 9

Membrane that lines cavity walls

Question 10

Visceral serosa

Answer 10

Membrane that covers the organs

Question 11

Serous fluid

Answer 11

Thin layer of fluid between serosas