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Uilani Eckert
Anatomy Chapter 1-5
Question | Answer |
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A plane through the body that divides the body into right and left sides is called? | Sagittal |
Describe anatomical position? | Head pointing forward, body standing erect, arms extended from the shoulders, palms up |
A frontal section divides the body into ________ portions. | Front and Back |
Two major cavities of the human body are: | Ventral/Dorsal |
The lungs are located in the | Thoracic cavity |
An organ is one organizational lever higher than a(n) | Tissue |
The smallest living units of structure and function in the body are | Cells |
The reproductive system includes all of the following except the | Ureter |
When many similar cells specialize to perform a certain function, it is referred to as a(n) | Tissue |
Poplital refers to the | Area behind the knee |
Blood production is a function of which system? | Skeletal |
Mitochondria, Golgi apparatus and Endoplasmic reticulum and examples of: | Organelles |
An organization of many similar cells that are specialized to perform a certain function is called a(n) | Tissues |
A plane through the body that divides the body into anterior and posterior portions is | Coronal |
What is the anatomical direction term that means "nearer to the surface"? | Superficial |
A surgeon removing a gallbladder should know to find it in the _____ region. | Right hypochondriac |
From smallest to largest, the levels of organization of the body are | Chemical, organelle, cellular, tissue, organ, system, organism |
If your reference point is “farthest from the trunk of the body” versus “nearest to the trunk of the body,” where does the knee lie in relation to the ankle? | Proximal |
Molecules are | Atoms combines to form larger chemical aggregates |
An x-ray technician has been asked to make x-ray films of the liver. Which of the abdominopelvic regions must be included? | Right hypochondriac, epigastric, and left hypochondriac |
The mediastinum contains all of the following except the | Right lung |
The structure that is called the “powerhouse” of the cell is the | Mitochondria |
The plane that divides the body into upper and lower parts is the _____ plane. | Transverse |
Which of the following is not one of the characteristics of life? | Balance |
Several kinds of tissues working together are termed a(n) | Organ |
A sagittal section divides the body into _____ portions | Right and left |
The number of abdominal regions is | Nine |
The gallbladder lies in the | Abdominal cavity |
The abdominal quadrants are located with what structure as their midpoint? | Umbilicus |
The abdominopelvic cavity contains all of the following except the | Heart |