9.5 Pre-assessment: Human Body Cavities

This organ is considered the most important in your body

• brain

• lung

• liver

• heart

This cavity encloses the brain and protects it

• cranial

• spinal

• ventral

• dorsal

This is a fluid filled space inside the body that holds and protects internal organs

• body cavity

• diaphragm

• body fluids

• muscle tissue

Which are the two largest cavities found in the human body?

• ventral

• dorsal

• thoracic

• abdominopelvic

The ventral cavity is found at the

• posterior of the trunk

• anterior of the trunk

• dorsal area pf the body

• spinal portion of the trunk

Which organs are found in the ventral cavity?

• heart

• stomach

• heart

• brain

Which two subgroups are located within the ventral cavity?

• thoracic

• abdominopelvic

• cranial

• spinal

The thoracic cavity contains which of the following cavities?

• pelvic

• abdominal

• pleural

• pericardial

The pleural cavity protects

• the lungs

• the heart

• the kidneys

• the reproductive organs

The pericardial cavity protects this organ

• lungs

• heart

• liver

• kidneys