Anatomy Ch 1, 4, 5, 6
Its organs secrete hormones that help regulate homeostasis
Endocrine system
Your chest is ________ to your back a. anterior b. posterior c. interior d. frontal
a. Anterior
The word for 'toward the midline of the body" is _________ a. medial b. proximal c. laterlal d. deep
a. medial
As you might guess, the pedal region refers to the _______ a. knee b. foot c. thoracic area d. arm
b. foot
When traveling, the universal sign for "I have to urinate" is the place one's hand over the area of the bladder in the ________ region a. umbilical region b. hypogastric region c. epigastric region d. right lumbar region
b. hypogastric region
The word for 'on the same side of the body' is _________ a. equilateral b. ipsilateral c. isosceles d. contralateral
b. ipsilateral
The antecubital region is _______ to the antebrachial region a. lateral b. proximal c. medial d. appendicular
b. proximal
The word for 'toward or at the body surface' is __________ a. contralateral b. superficial c. deep d. proximal
b. superficial
In anatomical position, the coxal region is __________ to the inguinal region a. Contralateral b. medial c. lateral d. superficial
c. Lateral
The liver is located primarily in the _____________ a. left hypochondriac region b. epigastric region c. right hypochondriac region d. hypogastric region
c. Right hypochondriac region
A "ruptured" spleen occurs in the _________ region a. right hypochondriac b. left iliac or inguinal c. left hypochondriac d. hypogastric
c. left hypochondriac
the navel region is the _______ a. left iliac or inguinal region b. epigastric region c. umbilical region d. hypogastric region
c. umbilical region
this system transports blood to all body tissues
cardiovascular system
Dorsum refers to the ________ a. abdomen b. thorax c. palms of the hands d. back
d. back
If the left side of the brain controls a specific action of the right arm, the orientation of this cerebral controls is ______________________________ a. ipsilateral b. ambidextrous c. distal d. contralateral
d. contralateral
The word for 'away from, and more internal to, the surface of the body' is _________ a. superficial b. external c. medial d. deep
d. deep
If an arm is stroked from the elbow to the wrist, in which direction is such action taken? a. proximal b. deep c. contralateral d. distal
d. distal
When someone has an attack of appendicitis, it will likely be in the _______ a. umbilical region b. left lumbar region c. right hypochrondriac region d. right iliac or inguinal region
d. right iliac or inguinal region
The head is _________ to the abdomen a. inferior b. medial c. proximal d. superior
d. superior
The cervical region is__________
inferior to the cephalic region
This system forms the external body covering
integumentary system
This is the fastest-acting system of the body
nervous System
Manus is an anatomical synonym of______
the hand
A lay term given to the femoral region is the ______
thigh
This system eliminates nitrogenous wastes from the body
urinary system