ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY EXAM
SCRIPT FINAL PAPER FULL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026
◉ Vertebral Cavity (Spinal Cavity)
Answer: runs within the bony vertebral column, encloses the
delicate spinal cord
◉ Ventral Body Cavity
Answer: the more anterior and larger of the closed body cavities, has
2 major subdivisions, houses internal organs called Viscera
◉ Thoracic Cavity
Answer: surrounded by the ribs and muscles of the chest
◉ Pleural Cavities
Answer: lateral subdivision of Thoracic Cavity, enveloping a lung,
and the Medial Mediastinum
◉ Pericardial Cavity
Answer: encloses the heart and also surrounds the the remaining
thoracic organs (esophagus, trachea, and others)
,◉ Abdominopelvic Cavity
Answer: seperated from thoracic cavity by the diaphram, a dome
shaped muscle important in breathing. Has abdominal and pelvic
cavities
◉ Abdominal Cavity
Answer: Contains stomach, intestines, spleen, and liver, and other
organs
◉ Pelvic Cavity
Answer: Contains urinary bladder, reproductive organs, and rectum
◉ Serosa (Serous Membrane)
Answer: the walls of the ventral body cavity and the outer surfaces
of the organs it contains are covered by this thin double layered
membrane
◉ Parietal Serosa
Answer: lines internal body walls
◉ Visceral Serosa
Answer: covers the internal organs
, ◉ Abdominopelvic Regions
Answer: Nine divisions used primarily by anatomists
◉ What is anatomy?
Answer: the study of structure
◉ What is physiology?
Answer: the study of function at many levels
◉ What is gross or macroscopic anatomy?
Answer: the study of large body parts, visible to the naked eye
◉ What is regional anatomy?
Answer: the study of all the structures in a particular region of the
body.ex: abdomen or legs
◉ What is systemic anatomy?
Answer: the study of body systems such as the cardiovascular
system
SCRIPT FINAL PAPER FULL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026
◉ Vertebral Cavity (Spinal Cavity)
Answer: runs within the bony vertebral column, encloses the
delicate spinal cord
◉ Ventral Body Cavity
Answer: the more anterior and larger of the closed body cavities, has
2 major subdivisions, houses internal organs called Viscera
◉ Thoracic Cavity
Answer: surrounded by the ribs and muscles of the chest
◉ Pleural Cavities
Answer: lateral subdivision of Thoracic Cavity, enveloping a lung,
and the Medial Mediastinum
◉ Pericardial Cavity
Answer: encloses the heart and also surrounds the the remaining
thoracic organs (esophagus, trachea, and others)
,◉ Abdominopelvic Cavity
Answer: seperated from thoracic cavity by the diaphram, a dome
shaped muscle important in breathing. Has abdominal and pelvic
cavities
◉ Abdominal Cavity
Answer: Contains stomach, intestines, spleen, and liver, and other
organs
◉ Pelvic Cavity
Answer: Contains urinary bladder, reproductive organs, and rectum
◉ Serosa (Serous Membrane)
Answer: the walls of the ventral body cavity and the outer surfaces
of the organs it contains are covered by this thin double layered
membrane
◉ Parietal Serosa
Answer: lines internal body walls
◉ Visceral Serosa
Answer: covers the internal organs
, ◉ Abdominopelvic Regions
Answer: Nine divisions used primarily by anatomists
◉ What is anatomy?
Answer: the study of structure
◉ What is physiology?
Answer: the study of function at many levels
◉ What is gross or macroscopic anatomy?
Answer: the study of large body parts, visible to the naked eye
◉ What is regional anatomy?
Answer: the study of all the structures in a particular region of the
body.ex: abdomen or legs
◉ What is systemic anatomy?
Answer: the study of body systems such as the cardiovascular
system
