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level: Body Cavities

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level questions: Body Cavities

Question	Answer
What portion of dorsal cavity: Houses the spinal cord	Lower portion/Vertebral canal
2 basic types of body membranes	1. Mucous 2. Serous
Type of body membrane? Oral, nasal cavities, tubes of respiratory, reproductive, urinary & digestive system (cavities that enter & exits the body)	Mucous
Type of body membrane? Thoracic & abdominopelvic cavities, covering of viscera (pleura, pericardium, peritoneum)	Serous
True/False: Mesenteries are single folds of peritoneum that connect the parietal to visceral peritoneum.	False. They have double folds of peritoneum.
The two main cavities are called?	ventral and dorsal cavities
Ventral cavity is larger than dorsal cavity	True. Ventral cavity is subdivided into two parts (thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities) by the diaphragm, a dome-shaped respiratory muscle.
What contains the Thoracic cavity (upper ventral)?	heart, lungs, trachea, esophagus, large blood vessels, nerves
The thoracic cavity is bound laterally by the _____ (covered by costal pleura) and the diaphragm caudally (covered by diaphragmatic pleura)	ribs
What contains the Abdominal "abdominopelvic" cavity (lower ventral cavity)?	most of the gastrointestinal tract, kidneys, adrenal glands
The abdominal cavity is bound _____ by the diaphragm, _____ by the body wall, and _____ by the pelvic cavity.	cranially, laterally, caudally
What contains the Pelvic cavity (lower ventral cavity)?	most of the urogenital system, rectum
The pelvic cavity is bounded _____ by the abdominal cavity, _____ by the sacrum, and _____ by the pelvis.	cranially, dorsally, laterally
What contains the Dorsal cavity?	organs lying more posterior in the body
Two portions of dorsal cavity?	1. Upper portion (cranial cavity) 2. Lower portion (vertebral canal)
What portion of dorsal cavity: Houses the brain	Upper portion/Cranial cavity
What portion of dorsal cavity: Houses the spinal cord	Lower portion/Vertebral canal