Directional Terms

This body cavity is created by the bones of the skull to protect the brain.

• cranial
• spinal
• vertebral

Which body cavity is located above the diaphragm and is surrounded by the rib cage?

• abdominal
• pelvic
• thoracic

Which body cavity is surrounded by the pelvic bones?

• abdominal
• pelvic
• thoracic

Which body cavity ranges from the diaphragm to the top of the pelvic girdle?

• abdominal
• pelvic
• throacic

Both the pleural and pericardial cavities are located within the _______ cavity.

• spinal
• cranial
• abdominal
• thoracic

The heart is located within the _______ cavity.

• pericardial
• pleural
• abdominal
• spinal

The thoracic cavity and the abdominopelvic cavity are both contained within the _______ cavity.

• dorsal
• ventral
• cranial
• spinal

The appendix is located in which abdominal quadrant?

• right upper
• left upper
• right lower
• left lower

This body cavity is created by the bones of the skull to protect the brain.

• cranial
• spinal
• vertebral

What is held in the abdominal cavity? Siren, Fitch

• the brain
• The stomach 
• the heart
• the lungs