Med term chapter 2
Which of the following types of tissue plays a role in absorbing nutrients?
Epithelial
Which of the following organs is located inside the pleural cavity?
Lungs
Which of the following structures is NOT located in the mediastinum?
Lungs
Which of the following body systems recieves sensory information and coordinates the body's response?
Nervous
Which of the following branches of medicine treats conditions of the eye?
Ophthalmology
A gastroenterologist treats diseases of which of the following organs?
Stomach
Which of the following is NOT a function of the blood?
Absorbing nutrients
Which of the following directional terms refers to the tip or summit of an organ?
Apex
The hepatic system is commonly called:
Blood
The arms are the _______________ region of the body.
Brachial
Which of the following abbreviations stands for the body systems containing the heart?
CV
Which of the following directional terms is interchangeable with inferior?
Caudal
Which of the following is the correct order for the organization of the body?
Cells to tissue to organ system to whole body
The neck is the _______________ region of the body.
Cervical
Which of the following directional terms is the opposite of anterior?
Dorsal
Which of the following systems is responsible for regulating the metabolic activities of the body?
Endocrine
The thyroid, thymus, and adrenal glands are found in the:
Endocrine system
Which of the following planes divides the body into front and back portions?
Frontal
Which of the following abbreviations stands for the digestive system?
GI
Which of the following abbreviations stands for they body system containing the stomach?
GI
Which of the following abbreviations stands for the medical specialty that treats conditions of the female reproductive system?
GYN
The cephalic region of the body is the:
Head
Which of the following is NOT one of the basic types of tissue found in the body?
Histogenic
Which of the following body systems forms a protective two-way barrier for the body?
Integumentary
The crural region of the body is the:
Legs
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
The organs of which of the following systems are NOT found in the abdominopelvic cavity?
Respiratory
Which of the following planes divides the body into left and right portions?
Sagittal
Which of the following is NOT an organ found in the digestive system?
Spleen
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 term meaning pertaining to the chest is:
Thoracic
Another name for the torso is the ________________ region of the body.
Trunk
Which of the following abbreviations stands for the arm?
UE
A person having repeated bladder infections would see a specialist in:
Urology
A term that is interchangeable with anterior is:
Ventral
Which of the following directional terms specifically refers to the belly side of the body?
Ventral
Which of the following terms means pertaining to internal organs?
Visceral
