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