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What are the two largest body cavities in the human body?
What are the two largest body cavities in the human body?
- Cranial and spinal cavities
- Ventral and dorsal body cavities (correct)
- Pleural and mediastinum cavities
- Abdominal and thoracic cavities
What structure does the cranial cavity enclose?
What structure does the cranial cavity enclose?
- Brain (correct)
- Spinal cord
- Heart
- Lungs
Which cavity houses the lungs?
Which cavity houses the lungs?
- Mediastinum
- Abdominal cavity
- Pleural cavities (correct)
- Pericardial cavity
What separates the abdominopelvic cavity from the thoracic cavity?
What separates the abdominopelvic cavity from the thoracic cavity?
What does the spinal cavity enclose?
What does the spinal cavity enclose?
Which organ is NOT contained in the abdominal cavity?
Which organ is NOT contained in the abdominal cavity?
What provides additional protection for the brain and spinal cord?
What provides additional protection for the brain and spinal cord?
What surrounds the heart and contains the pericardial cavity?
What surrounds the heart and contains the pericardial cavity?
Which of the following organs is located in the thoracic cavity?
Which of the following organs is located in the thoracic cavity?
What structure separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominopelvic cavity?
What structure separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominopelvic cavity?
Which of the following is NOT a component of the dorsal body cavity?
Which of the following is NOT a component of the dorsal body cavity?
What provides cushioning between the meningeal layers around the brain and spinal cord?
What provides cushioning between the meningeal layers around the brain and spinal cord?
Which part of the ventral body cavity surrounds the remaining thoracic organs?
Which part of the ventral body cavity surrounds the remaining thoracic organs?
In the human body, where is the abdominal cavity located?
In the human body, where is the abdominal cavity located?
What is enclosed by the cranial cavity?
What is enclosed by the cranial cavity?
Which of the following organs is found in the abdominopelvic cavity?
Which of the following organs is found in the abdominopelvic cavity?
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Body Cavities and Their Organs
- Body cavity: A space within the body that houses organs and structures.
- Main body cavities in humans:
- Ventral body cavity
- Dorsal body cavity
Dorsal Body Cavity
- Contains:
- Cranial cavity: Enclosed by the skull, houses the brain.
- Spinal cavity: Enclosed by the vertebral column, contains the spinal cord.
- Protection mechanisms:
- Skull and vertebrae protect the brain and spinal cord.
- Meninges: Three-layer membrane encasing the brain and spinal cord.
- Cerebrospinal fluid: Provides cushioning and protection, circulating between two meningeal layers.
Ventral Body Cavity
- Composed of:
- Thoracic cavity
- Abdominopelvic cavity
- Divided by the diaphragm which is dome-shaped and separates it from the thoracic cavity.
Thoracic Cavity
- Subdivided into:
- Pleural cavities: Each cavity houses one lung.
- Mediastinum: Contains the pericardial cavity and surrounds other thoracic organs.
- Pericardial cavity: Encloses and protects the heart.
Abdominopelvic Cavity
- Contains:
- Abdominal cavity: Houses major organs such as the stomach, small intestine, colon, pancreas, duodenum, spleen, liver, ureters, and kidneys.
Body Cavities and Their Organs
- Body cavity: A space within the body that houses organs and structures.
- Main body cavities in humans:
- Ventral body cavity
- Dorsal body cavity
Dorsal Body Cavity
- Contains:
- Cranial cavity: Enclosed by the skull, houses the brain.
- Spinal cavity: Enclosed by the vertebral column, contains the spinal cord.
- Protection mechanisms:
- Skull and vertebrae protect the brain and spinal cord.
- Meninges: Three-layer membrane encasing the brain and spinal cord.
- Cerebrospinal fluid: Provides cushioning and protection, circulating between two meningeal layers.
Ventral Body Cavity
- Composed of:
- Thoracic cavity
- Abdominopelvic cavity
- Divided by the diaphragm which is dome-shaped and separates it from the thoracic cavity.
Thoracic Cavity
- Subdivided into:
- Pleural cavities: Each cavity houses one lung.
- Mediastinum: Contains the pericardial cavity and surrounds other thoracic organs.
- Pericardial cavity: Encloses and protects the heart.
Abdominopelvic Cavity
- Contains:
- Abdominal cavity: Houses major organs such as the stomach, small intestine, colon, pancreas, duodenum, spleen, liver, ureters, and kidneys.
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