med term ch.2 test
Which medical term is misspelled?
A: bracheal
The cranial cavity contains the?
A: brain
The fundamental unit of all living things is:
A: cells
Which medical term is misspelled?
A: crainial
Which type of tissue plays a role in absorbing nutrients?
A: epithelial
Which of the following is not one of the basic types of tissue found in the body?
A: epithelium
Which directional term is the opposite of medial?
A: lateral
What organ is located inside the pleural cavity?
A: lungs
Which branch of medicine treats conditions of the eye?
A: ophthalmology
In considering the two-layer sac that encases internal organs, the outer layer of this membrane in the thoracic cavity is called the ?
A: parietal pleura
Which directional term means lying face down?
A: prone
Which type of muscle tissue is found attached to bone?
A: skeletal
In the abdominopelvic cavity, which organ is not a midline organ?
A: stomach
organs come together to form
A: systems
A term meaning pertaining to the chest is?
A: thoracic
Which medical term is misspelled?
A: thorasic
A person having repeated bladder infections would see a specialist in?
A: urology
Which directional term specifically refers to the belly side of the body?
A: ventral
Which term means pertaining to internal organs?
A: visceral
Which medical term is misspelled?
A: viseral
Which abbreviation stands for the body system containing the heart?
B: CV
The arms are the ? region of the body
B: brachial
The neck is the ? region of the body
B: cervical
Which directional term means farther away from the point of attachment to the body?
B: distal
Which system is responsible for regulating metabolic activities of the body?
B: endocrine
Which of the following is not one of the basic types of tissue found in the body?
B: histogenic
Which medical term is misspelled?
B: hypogastriac
Which type of tissue is designed to produce body movement?
B: muscle
Which of the following is not part of the anatomical position?
B: palms facing forward
Which cavity contains the heart?
B: pericardial
The organs of which system are not found in the abdominopelvic cavity?
B: respiratory
Which of the following cavities is not a ventral cavity?
B: spinal
Which is not an organ found in the digestive system?
B: spleen
Which directional term means toward the surface of the body?
B: superficial
Which term means lying face up?
B: supine
Which plane is the only horizontal plane?
B: transverse
Another name for the torso is the ? region of the body
B: trunk
In the anatomical divisions of the abdomen, the center square of the middle row is the ? region
B: umbilical
A term interchangeable with anterior is:
B: ventral
Which abbreviation stands for the medical specialty that treats conditions of the female productive system?
C: GYND
Which is not a function of the blood?
C: absorbs nutrients
Which directional term is interchangeable with inferior?
C: caudal
Which one of the following is the correct order for the organization of the body?
C: cells to tissue to organ to system to whole body
The knee is ? to the hip
C: distal
Which directional term is the opposite of anterior?
C: dorsal
Which term means pertaining to the spinal cord side of the body?
C: dorsal
Which of the following is not one of the anterior regions of the trunk?
C: dorsum
The thyroid, thymus, and adrenal glands are found in the?
C: endocrine system
In the anatomical divisions of the abdomen, the upper row contains which of the following regions?
C: epigastric
Which organ is found in the urinary system?
C: kidneys
The spleen and stomach are located in the ? quadrant
C: left upper
The crural region of the body is the?
C: legs
Which type of tissue is designed to conduct electrical impulses?
C: nervous
Which directional term is the opposite of distal?
C: proximal
Which direction term means more toward the head or above another structure?
C: superior
Which abbreviation stands for the body system containing the stomach?
D: GI
In which quadrant would you find the colon?
D: all of the above
Which sectional view of the body is produced by a slice perpendicular to the long axis?
D: cross-section
The cephalic region of the body is the?
D: head
Which body system forms a protective two-way barrier for the body?
D: integumentary
Which body system receives sensory information and coordinates body's response?
D: nervous
Which directional term means more to the back side of the body?
D: posterior
The gallbladder and majority of the liver are located in the ? quadrant
D: right upper
Which plane divides the body into left and right portions?
D: sagittal
Which sectional view of the body is produced by a slice along the medial plane?
D: sagittal
Which of the following body cavities is a dorsal cavity?
D: spinal
A gastroenterologist would treat diseases of which of the following organs?
D: stomach
Which is not a function of epithelial tissue?
D: support body structures
Which plane divides the body into front and back portions?
A frontal
Which abbreviations stands for the digestive system?
A: GI
Which abbreviation stands for the arm?
A: UE
Which directional term refers to the tip or summit of an organ?
A: apex
The hematic system is commonly called?
A: blood
Which structure is not located in the mediastinum?
D: lungs
Which term means pertaining the skull?
cranial