Anatomy and Physiology - Chapter 1 HW Study
Organs of the cranial cavity include ______.
brain only
A patient is bleeding into the space between the visceral and parietal serous membranes surrounding his left lung. What is this space called?
pleural cavity
The serous membrane designated by the arrow in the figure is the ______.
visceral peritoneum
Which directional term means "toward the front surface"? caudal anterior dorsal proximal
Anterior
Which is an accurate description of the anatomic position? The eyes look forward, and the head is level. The individual is lying on his/her back. The arms are positioned so that the thumbs point toward the body. The arms are at either side of the body with the palms facing rearward.
The eyes look forward, and the head is level.
Which example of directional terms is correct? The fingers are proximal to the wrist. The lungs are lateral to the shoulders. The heart is medial to the lungs. The elbow is distal to the hand.
The heart is medial to the lungs.
In the human body, epithelium is exemplified at which structural level of organization? Organ level Cellular level Tissue level Chemical level
Tissue Level
Which directional term means "toward the front surface"?
anterior
The correct anatomic directional term for "at the rear or tail end" is ______.
caudal
The visceral pleura _____.
covers the external surface of the lungs.
The correct anatomic directional term for "at the head end" is ______.
cranial
The posterior aspect of the axial region of the body contains which body cavities?
cranial cavity and vertebral canal
The correct anatomic directional term for "at the back side of the human body" is ______.
dorsal
True or false: The nose is lateral to the eyes.
false
The abdomen is ______ to the head
inferior
The correct anatomic directional term meaning "toward the midline of the body" is ______.
medial
Which anatomic plane extends through the body vertically and divides structures into right and left portions? It is often used to show internal body parts, especially in the head and thoracic organs.
midsagittal plane
The ____ level is the highest structural level of organization in the human body.
organismal, organism, or body
A surgeon is about to access the heart by cutting through the serous membranes. Which one will he cut first?
parietal pericardium
The serous membrane forming the outermost layer of the sac that surrounds the heart is the ______.
parietal pericardium
The _____ lines the internal walls of the abdominopelvic cavity.
parietal peritoneum
The _____ lines the internal surface of the thoracic wall.
parietal pleura
Regarding the serous membranes of the ventral cavity, a ______ layer lines the internal surface of the body wall, while a ______ layer covers the external surface of organs.
parietal, visceral
The vertebral column is ______ to the heart.
posterior
Which anatomic directional term means "closest to the point of attachment to the trunk"?
proximal
The correct anatomic directional term meaning "toward the nose" is ______.
rostral
Which anatomic directional term means "on the outside"?
superficial
The correct anatomic directional term for "closer to the head" is ______.
superior
The nose is ______ to the mouth.
superior
True or false: The wrist is distal to the elbow.
true
The correct anatomic directional term for "at the belly side of the human body" is ______.
ventral
The ........ canal contains the spinal cord
vertebral/spinal
Serous membranes form two layers: a layer ____ and a parietal layer.
visceral
The _____ covers the surfaces of most digestive organs.
visceral peritoneum