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Cavities /Organs
the body cavities and the organs that they contain
Question | Answer |
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What two sub-cavities does the Dorsal cavity contain? | cranial cavity and spinal cavity |
What two sub cavities does the Ventral cavity contain? | thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities |
What is the mid portion of the Thoracic cavity called? | Mediastinum |
What is the only organ not located in the mediastinum? | lungs |
What organs does the right and left pleural sacs contain? | the right and left lung |
What organs are located in the mediastinum? | Heart, trachea, bronchi, esophagus, thymus, various blood vessels, the thoracic duct, and other lymphatic vessels, various lymph nodes, and nerves |
What does the diaphragm separate? | the thoracic cavity and the abdominal cavity |
What two sub-cavities divide the Abdominopelvic cavity? | Abdominal and pelvic |
What organs/organ does the abdominal cavity contain? | liver, gallbladder, stomach, pancreas, intestines, spleen, and ureters |
What organs/organ does the pelvic cavity contain? | bladder, certain reproductive organs, terminal end of the large intestine, and the rectum? |
Which organs are not located with in a cavity and are considered "retroperitoneal"? | kidneys |
What does retroperitoneal mean? | located behind the peritoneal |
Which cavity houses the brain? | cranial cavity |
Which cavity houses the spine? | spinal cavity |
Which cavity house the lungs? | pleural cavity |
Which cavity houses the thymus? | mediastinum |
Which cavity houses the thoracic duct? | mediastinum |
Which cavity houses the liver? | abdominal cavity |
Which cavity houses the sigmoid colon? | pelvic cavity |
Which cavity houses the kidneys | none |