WorksheetsBody Cavities
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 26mins
Which cavity contains the brain and spinal cord?
Ventral cavity
Dorsal cavity
Abdominal cavity
Pelvic cavity
What is the function of the cranial cavity?
Protects the spinal cord
Protects the brain
Contains the heart
Contains the lungs
Which cavity is formed by the bones of the vertebral column?
Thoracic cavity
Abdominal cavity
Vertebral canal
Pelvic cavity
What are meninges?
Layers of protective tissue lining the cranial cavity and vertebral canal
Muscles supporting the abdominal cavity
Bones forming the thoracic cavity
Tissues lining the pelvic cavity
What is the thoracic cavity also known as?
Abdominal cavity
Chest cavity
Pelvic cavity
Cranial cavity
Which structures form the thoracic cavity?
Skull and spine
Sternum, ribs, and thoracic portion of the vertebral column
Pelvis and femur
Humerus and scapula
Where is the mediastinal cavity located?
In the abdominal cavity
In the central part of the thoracic cavity
In the pelvic cavity
In the cranial cavity
What do the pleural cavities surround?
The heart
The brain
Each lung
The liver
Where is the pericardial cavity located?
Within the abdominal cavity
Within the mediastinal cavity in the thoracic cavity
Inside the cranial cavity
In the pelvic cavity
What is the function of the pericardial cavity?
To house the brain
To protect the lungs
To enclose the heart
To support the digestive organs
What does the abdominal cavity contain?
Heart, lungs, and esophagus
Stomach, spleen, and liver
Brain and spinal cord
Kidneys and bladder
Which cavity contains the urinary bladder and internal organs of the reproductive system?
Thoracic cavity
Cranial cavity
Pelvic cavity
Abdominal cavity
What is the function of the abdominopelvic cavity?
Protects the brain
Houses the heart and lungs
Extends from the diaphragm to the groin
Contains the spinal cord
Which cavity contains the tongue and teeth?
Nasal cavity
Oral cavity
Orbital cavity
Synovial cavity
What is contained within the orbital cavities?
Small bones of the middle ear
Tongue and teeth
Eyeballs, nerves, and blood vessels
Freely moveable joints
Where are synovial cavities found?
In the upper airways
In the middle ear
In freely moveable joints like the shoulder and hip
In the oral cavity
Which cavity is part of the upper airways?
Oral cavity
Nasal cavity
Orbital cavity
Middle ear cavity
Which of the following cavities holds the heart AND lungs?
pleural
pericardial
thoracic
abdominal
Body cavity that contains the heart
abdominal
pericardial
pelvic
pleural
The pleural cavity encloses the
heart only
lungs only
heart and lungs
bladder and reproductive organs
Which two body cavities are DORSAL body cavities?
thoracic
cranial
abdominopelvic
spinal
Which three following body cavities are VENTRAL body cavities?
thoracic
cranial
abdominal
pelvic
What are the two major body cavities?
Dorsal and Ventral
Cranial and Pelvic
Dorsal and Thoracic
Ventral and Spinal
Which organ is located in the PERICARDIAL cavity?
lungs
heart
mediastinum
trachea
thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities
dorsal cavity
superior
median (sagittal)plane
ventral cavity
abdominal cavity
abdominopelvic cavity
cranial cavity
diaphragm
pelvic cavity
The diaphragm is located between which 2 cavities?
vertebral/thoracic cavities
cranial/vertebral cavities
thoracic/pelvic cavities
thoracic/abdominal cavities
Which is not a ventral cavity?
pelvic cavity
cranial cavity
thoracic cavity
abdominal cavity
Thoracic Cavity
8
11
5
10
pelvic cavity
10
9
4
1
The cavity surrounded by a box is?
Abdominal Cavity
Pelvic Cavity
Pleural Cavity
Cranial Cavity
Which of these are found in the thoracic cavity?
liver
heart
stomach
lungs
brain
The stomach is located in which cavity?
pelvic cavity
thoracic cavity
abdominal cavity
dorsal cavity
