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Anatomical Cavities
Question | Answer |
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Dorsal body cavity is divided into what 2 cavities? | Cranial cavity (brain) Vertebral cavity (spinal cord) |
Ventral body cavity is divided into what 3 cavities? | Thoracic cavity (heart and lungs) Abdominal cavity (liver, stomach, kidneys, digestive viscera) Pelvic cavity (urinary bladder, reproductive organs, and rectum) |
Thoracic cavity is divided into what 2 cavities? (note that the Thoracic cavity is in the Ventral body cavity) | The Pleural cavity (lungs) The Mediastinum (heart) |
The Mediastinum is divided into what 2 cavities? (note that the Mediastinum cavity is in the Thoracic cavity) | Superior Mediastinum Pericardial Cavity |
The diaphragm is in between which two cavities? | The Thoracic cavity and the Abdominal cavity |
What are serous cavities? | Slit-like spaces lined by a serous membrane ( |
What covers the outer wall of the cavities? | Parietal serosa |
What covers visceral organs? | Visceral serosa |
What is the serosae associated with the heart called? | Pericardium |
What is serosae associated with the abdominal viscera called? | peritoneum |