Chapter 2 pt2 Study Guide
Which if the following directional terms refers to the tip or summit of an organ?
apex
The medical term meaning pertaining to the heart and blood vessels is ...
cardiovascular
Which of the following directional terms is interchangeable with inferior? - cephalic - caudal - posterior - dorsal
caudal
Which of the following is not a function of the blood? - transporting oxygen - absorbing nutrients - controlling bleeding - protecting against pathogens
controlling bleeding
In the anatomical regions of the abdomen, the upper row contains which of the following regions?
epigastric
In the anatomical position, the body is lying on its back true or false
false
Nervous tissue is designed to produce body movement true or flase
false
The coronal plane divides the body into upper and lower portions true or false
false
The study of tissue is called cytology true or false
false
Which of the following is not one of the basic types of tissue found in the body? - muscular - connective - histogenic - epithelial
histogenic
The spleen and stomach are located in the __ quadrant
left upper quadrant
Which of the following types of tissue is designed to conduct electrical impulses?
nervous
Which of the following is not part of the anatomical position?
palms facing backward
Which of the following directional terms means lying face down?
prone
The organs of which of the following systems are not found in the abdominopelvic cavity? - respiratory - digestive - excretory - reproductive
respiratory
Which of the following types of muscle tissue is attached to bone
skeletal
which of the following body cavities is a dorsal cavities? - abdominal - pelvic - thoracic - spinal
spinal
A gastroenterologist treats disease of which of the following organs - brains - stomach - tonsils - heart
stomach
Which of the following medical terms is misspelled? - vertebral - proximal - medial - thorasic
thorasic (thoracic)
The correct order for the organization of the body is cell to tissue to organ to system to whole body true or flase
true
The dorsum is found on the posterior side of the trunk true or false
true
The hypochandriac region is located beneath the lower ribs true or false
true
The pancreas is part of both the digestive and the endocrine system true or false
true
The pleural cavity contains the heart true or false
true
The sagittal plane divides the body into right and left portions true or false
true
The medical term meaning pertaining to the belly side of the body is ...
ventral