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