| Question | Answer |
| 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 |
