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Ch. 2 - Exercises
Exercises and Answers
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Produces urine and sends it out of the body | Urinary |
| Secretes hormones that are carried by blood to other organs | Endocrine |
| Supports the body and helps it move | Musculoskeletal |
| Takes food into the body and breaks it down to be absorbed into the bloodstream | Digestive |
| Transports blood containing nutrients, gases and other substances through the body | Circulatory |
| Moves air into and out of the body | Respiratory |
| Produces the cell that unite to form a new baby | Reproductive |
| Receives messages from the environment and sends them to the brain | Skin and sense organs |
| Carries electrical messages to and from the brain and spinal cord | Nervous |
| Brain | Nervous |
| Catilage | Musculoskeletal |
| Kidney | Urinary |
| Intestines | Digestive |
| Heart | Cardiovascular |
| Bronchial Tubes | Respiratory |
| Uterus | Female reproductive |
| Retina | Skin and sense |
| Adrenal Glands | Endocrine |
| Testes | Male reproductive |
| Space located within the bones of the hip (cavity and organ) | Pelvic, urinary, bladder, uterus |
| Space located within the skull (cavity and organ) | Cranial, brain |
| Space located within the chest (cavity and organ) | Thoracic, lungs, heart |
| Space located within the abdomen (cavity and organ) | Abdominal, stomach |
| Space located within the backbones (cavity and organ) | Spinal, spinal cord |
| The bones of the hip are the | Pelvis |
| The muscle separating the chest and abdomen is the | Diaphragm |
| The membrane surrounding the organs in the abdomen is the | Peritoneum |
| The membrane surrounding the lungs is the | Pleura |
| The space between the lungs in the chest is the | Mediastinum |
| The space that contains organs such as the stomach liver gallbladder and intestines is the | Abdomen |
| The backbones are the | Spinal column |
| The nerves running down the back form the | Spinal cord |
| A single backbone is a | Vertebra |
| A piece of cartilage in between two backbones is a | Disc |
| Pertaining to the back | Posterior |
| Pertaining to the front | Anterior |
| A plane that divides the body into an upper and lower part | Transverse (axial) |
| An imaging study that magnetic waves, all three planes of the body are viewed | MRI |
| A plane that divides the body into right and left parts | Sagittal Plane |
| Flexible connective tissue found between bones and joints | Cartilage |
| A plane that divides the body into front and back parts | Frontal Plane |
| Series of cross sectional x ray images | CT Scan |