MAT 112 (Wednesday) Quiz 2
Which of the following abbreviations stands for the body system containing the stomach?
GI
The combining form that means tail is
caud/o
The thyroid, thymus, and adrenal glands are found in what system?
endocrine system
In the anatomical divisions of the abdomen, the upper row contains which of the following regions?
epigastric
Which of the following types of tissue plays a role in absorbing nutrients?
epithelial
Which of the following body systems forms a protective two-way barrier for the body?
integumentary
Which of the following organs is found in the urinary system?
kidneys
The combining form that means internal organ is
viscer/o
A medical term that means pertaining to the abdomen is
abdominal
A medical term that means pertaining to the heart and blood vessels is
cardiovascular
Which of the following directional terms is interchangeable with inferior?
caudal
The combining form that means skull is
crani/o
The combining form that means to secrete is
crin/o
A combining form that means tissue is
hist/o
A medical term that means pertaining to the middle is
medial
Which of the following directional terms specifically refers to the belly side of the body?
ventral
Which term is interchangeable with anterior?
ventral
The combining form that means buttock is
glute/o
The combining form that means side is
later/o
A medical term that means pertaining to the side is
lateral
Which of the following directional terms is the opposite of medial?
lateral
The combining form that means middle is
medi/o
The combining form that means pelvis is
pelv/o
Which of the following cavities contains the heart?
pericardial
What do organs come together to form?
systems
The diaphragm divides the thoracic cavity from the abdominopelvic cavity.
true
Which of the following terms means pertaining to internal organs?
visceral
Which of the following abbreviations stands for the arm?
UE
The combining form that means cartilage is
chondr/o
Which of the following abbreviations stands for the body system containing the heart?
CV
Which of the following abbreviations stands for the digestive system?
GI
Which of the following is NOT a function of the blood?
absorbing nutrients
The combining form that means fat is
adip/o
A medical term that means pertaining to the front is
anterior
Which of the following directional terms refers to the tip or summit of an organ?
apex
The combining form that means arm is
brachi/o
A medical term that means pertaining to the arm is
brachial
The arms are the ________ region of the body.
brachial
What are the fundamental units of all living things?
cells
Which of the following is the correct order for the organization of the body?
cells to tissue to organ to system to whole body
The combining form that means head is
cephal/o
A medical term that means pertaining to the head is
cephalic
The word root that means neck is
cervic
A medical term that means pertaining to the neck is
cervical
The neck is the ________ region of the body.
cervical
Which of the following terms means pertaining to the skull?
cranial
The combining form that means leg is
crur/o
Which of the following directional terms means farther away from the point of attachment to the body?
distal
Which of the following directional terms is the opposite of anterior?
dorsal
Which of the following terms means pertaining to the spinal cord side of the body?
dorsal
Which of the following is NOT one of the anterior regions of the trunk?
dorsum
Which of the following systems is responsible for regulating the metabolic activities of the body?
endocrine
The left lower quadrant contains the appendix.
false
The mediastinum is located in the center of the abdominal cavity.
false
The pleural cavity contains the heart.
false
The sagittal plane is also called the coronal plane.
false
The term medial refers to the side.
false
Which of the following planes divides the body into front and back portions?
frontal
The word root that means stomach is
gastr
A combining form that means woman is
gynec/o
The cephalic region of the body is the _______.
head
The spleen and stomach are located in the ________ quadrant.
left upper
Which of the following organs is located inside the pleural cavity?
lungs
Which of the following types of tissue is designed to produce body movement?
muscle
The combining form that means muscle is
muscul/o
Which of the following body systems receives sensory information and coordinates the body's response?
nervous
Which of the following types of tissue is designed to conduct electrical impulses?
nervous
In considering the two-layer sac that encases internal organs, the outer layer of this membrane in the thoracic cavity is called the
parietal pleura.
A medical term that means pertaining to the pelvis is
pelvic
Which of the following directional terms means more to the back side of the body?
posterior
Which of the following directional terms means lying face down?
prone
Which of the following directional terms is the opposite of distal?
proximal
The combining form that means genital region (pubis) is
pub/o
The organs of which of the following systems are NOT found in the abdominopelvic cavity?
respiratory
In which of the following quadrants would you find the colon?
right and left upper and right and left lower quadrants
The gallbladder and the majority of the liver are located in the ________ quadrant.
right upper
Which of the following planes divides the body into left and right portions?
sagittal
Which of the following types of muscle tissue is attached to bone?
skeletal
The combining form that means spine is
spin/o
Which of the following body cavities is a dorsal cavity?
spinal
Which of the following cavities is NOT a ventral cavity?
spinal
Which of the following directional terms means toward the surface of the body?
superficial
Which of the following directional terms means more toward the head or above another structure?
superior
Which of the following terms means lying face up?
supine
Which of the following is NOT a function of epithelial tissue?
support body structures
A combining form that means chest is
thorac/o
A medical term that means pertaining to the chest is
thoracic
What term means pertaining to the chest?
thoracic
Which of the following planes is the only horizontal plane?
transverse
Adipose is a type of connective tissue.
true
Pulmonology is the branch of medicine that treats the respiratory system.
true
The correct order for the organization of the body is cell to tissue to organ to system to whole body.
true
The right upper quadrant contains the gallbladder.
true
The term prone means lying face downward.
true
The transverse plane is also called the horizontal plane.
true
The umbilical region centers over the navel.
true
When describing body position, the assumption is always that the person is in the anatomical position.
true
In the anatomical divisions of the abdomen, the center square of the middle row is the ________ region.
umbilical
A medical term that means pertaining to the belly side of the body is
ventral
The combining form that means abdomen is
abdomin/o
