2- Organization of The Body

Question 1

What the the purpose of the esophagus?

Answer 1

Transports food from mouth to stomach

Question 2

What is the correct name for the voice box?

Answer 2

Larynx

Question 3

What is the double membrane that surrounds the organs of the abdominal cavity called?

Answer 3

Peritoneum- connects organs to muscles and holds them in place.

Question 4

What are the major organs in the pelvic cavity?

Answer 4

Bladder, ureters (tubes from kidney to bladder), urethra, rectum, anus, and uterus.

Question 5

Infections off pleura may cause fluid buildup within the membrane. What is this fluid called?

Answer 5

Pleural effusion

Question 6

Infections off peritoneum may cause fluid buildup within the membrane. What is this fluid called?

Answer 6

Ascites

Question 7

What is the location of the cervical region of vertebrae, how many are there, and what is the abbreviation?

Answer 7

Located between the skull and thoracic region.

Cervical- neck

7 vertebrae

C1-C7

Question 8

What is the location of the thoracic region of vertebrae, how many are there, and what is the abbreviation

Answer 8

Located between cervical region and lumbar region

Thoracic- chest

12 vertebrae

T1-T12

Question 9

What is the location of the lumbar region of vertebrae, how many are there, and what is the abbreviation

Answer 9

Between thoracic region and sacral region

Lumbar- Lion/waist

5 vertebrae

L1-L5

Question 10

What is the location of the sacral region of vertebrae, how many are there, and what is the abbreviation

Answer 10

Between the lumbar region and the coccygeal region

Sacral- sacrum (lower back)

5 fused vertebrae

S1-S5

Question 11

What is the location of the coccygeal region of vertebrae and how many are there?

Answer 11

Below sacral region

Coccygeal- coccyx (tailbone)

4 fused bones

Question 12

What way does a coronal (frontal) plane divide the body?

Answer 12

Posterior (back) and anterior (front) regions

Question 13

What way does a transverse (axial) plane divide the body?

Answer 13

Divides into upper and lower regions

Question 14

How does a sagittal (lateral) plane divide the body?

Answer 14

Divides into right and left regions

Question 15

What does MRI stand for and what does it do?

Answer 15

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Uses magnetic waves to create images in detail from all 3 planes.

Question 16

Anter/o

Answer 16

Front

Question 17

-ior

Answer 17

Pertaining to

Question 18

Cervic/o

Answer 18

Neck of the body or neck of the uterus (cervix)

Question 19

Chondr/o

Answer 19

Cartilage

Question 20

-iac

Answer 20

Pertaining to

Question 21

Theli/o

Answer 21

Nipple

Question 22

-eal

Answer 22

Pertaining to

Question 23

Laryng/o

Answer 23

Larynx

Question 24

Later/o

Answer 24

Side

Question 25

Lumb/o

Answer 25

Loin/waist

Question 26

Lymph/o

Answer 26

Lymph (clear fluid in tissue spaces and lymph vessels)

Question 27

What is the double membrane surrounding the lungs called?

Answer 27

Pleura

Question 28

Pharyng/o

Answer 28

Pharynx (throat)

Shared pathway for food from the mouth and air from the nose

Question 29

Poster/o

Answer 29

Back, behind

Question 30

What is the epiglottis?

Answer 30

Flap of cartilage above the larynx that prevents food from entering the trachea.

Question 31

Radi/o

Answer 31

X rays

Includes X-ray procedures, ultrasounds, and nuclear medicine

Question 32

Sacr/o

Answer 32

Sacrum

Question 33

What is a CT scan?

Answer 33

Computed tomography scan

Series of cross-sectional X-ray images

Question 34

What is a principal diagnosis?

Answer 34

The cause, after evaluation, of the patients admission to the hospital

Question 35

What is an admitting diagnosis?

Answer 35

The cause, before investigation, for an admission to the hospital

Question 36

What are the 9 abdominopelvic regions?

Answer 36

Right hypochondriac/ epigastric/ left hypochondriac

Right lumbar/ umbilical/ left lumbar

Right iliac/ hypogastric/ left iliac (Inguinal)

Question 37

What organs are located in the mediastinum?

Answer 37

Heart,Margie blood vessels, trachea, bronchial tubes, and lymph nodes