 1. The body has two major cavities and several minor cavities.

*
  a. True
  b. False
 2. Which structure below is not found in the thoracic cavity?*
  a. Pleural cavity
  b. Pericardial cavity
  c. Mediastinum
  d. Peritoneal cavity

 3. The dorsal cavity includes the cranial and thoracic cavity.*

  a. True
  b. False

 4. Which landmark separates the thoracic cavity from the

abdominopelvic cavity?*
  a. The peritoneum
  b. The diaphragm
  c. The liver
  d. The bladder

 5. The three membranes found in the dorsal cavity that cover the spinal
cord and brain are collectively called what?*
  a. Peritoneal membranes
  b. Meninges
  c. Serous membranes
  d. None of the above

 6. In a serous membrane, what is the name of the membrane portion

that touches and surrounds the organ?*
  a. Visceral serosa
  b. Parietal serosa
  c. Serous fluid
  d. Meninges

 7. What is the name of the serous membrane that surrounds the left
lung?*
  a. Pleural cavity
  b. Pleura
  c. Pericardium
  d. Peritoneum

 8. Which cavity is not found in the ventral cavity?*

  a. Vertebral
  b. Thoracic
  c. Abdominopelvic
  d. Pelvic

 9. Which cavity houses the liver?*

  a. Pericardial cavity
  b. Ventral cavity
  c. Dorsal cavity
  d. Abdominal cavity
  e. Answers b and d

 10. What is not found in the pelvic cavity?*

  a. Reproductive organs
  b. The stomach
  c. Parts of the large intestine (sigmoid colon and rectum)
  d. The bladder