terminoligy / body systems

Question 1

The contraction of what muscle causes the heart to beat

Answer 1

myocardium

Question 2

name the organs found in the cranial cavity

Answer 2

brain

Question 3

name the organs found in the spinal cavity

Answer 3

vertebrae cerebral spinal fluid and spinal cord

Question 4

name the organs found in the thoracic cavity

Answer 4

trachea heart lungs larynx diaphragm and esophagus

Question 5

name the organs found in the abdominal cavity

Answer 5

stomach spleen small and large intestines bladder appendix gallbladder and liver

Question 6

what divides the ventral cavity into two parts by separating the thoracic cavity & the abdominal cavity

Answer 6

transverse

Question 7

name the organs found in the pelvic cavity

Answer 7

Blatter uterus and ovaries

Question 8

which body cavities are dorsal or posterior

Answer 8

cranial and spinal

Question 9

what body cavities are anterior or ventral

Answer 9

diaphragm torso thoracic ventricle

Question 10

A mild sunburn would be

Answer 10

superficial

Question 11

a stab wound with a long blade would be

Answer 11

deep

Question 12

which plane divides the body into equal right and left halves

Answer 12

sagittal plane

Question 13

which plane divides the body into front and back halves

Answer 13

coronal plane

Question 14

which plane divides the body into top and bottom halves

Answer 14

transverse plane

Question 15

The word that means towards the head is

Answer 15

cranial

Question 16

the word that means toward the feet is

Answer 16

caudal

Question 17

the word that means above or upper is

Answer 17

superior

Question 18

the word that means below or lower is

Answer 18

inferior

Question 19

ventral and/ or anterior means

Answer 19

front of

Question 20

dorsal and/ or posterior means

Answer 20

back of

Question 21

______ means toward the midline of the body

Answer 21

medial

Question 22

_______ means away from the midline or away from the body

Answer 22

lateral

Question 23

________ means toward the trunk or near point of the attachment of the trunk

Answer 23

proximal

Question 24

______ means away from the point of attachment to the trunk or away from the trunk

Answer 24

distal

Question 25

the three top abdominal regions are

Answer 25

right and left hypochondriac and epigastric region

Question 26

the three middle abdominal regions are

Answer 26

right and left lumbar and umbilical region

Question 27

the three lower of abdominal regions are

Answer 27

right and left iliac and hypogastric region

Question 28

name the four tissue types

Answer 28

epithelial connective muscular and nervous

Question 29

name the two membrane types

Answer 29

mucus and serus

Question 30

name the two types of epithelial (serous) membranes

Answer 30

partial and visceral

Question 31

where are mucous membranes located and what is their purpose

Answer 31

mouth nose eyelids trachea lungs stomach intestines bladder and urethra used for lubrication and protection

Question 32

what type of fluid is contained in the double wall membrane that line close body cavities

Answer 32

serous

Question 33

the outer part of the serous membrane which lines the cavity is called the

Answer 33

parietal

Question 34

the inner part of the serous membrane which covers the organ is called the

Answer 34

visceral

Question 35

A cut or incision on the skin where infection is not present is a

Answer 35

superficial

Question 36

this type of healing occurs in large open wounds

Answer 36

epithelization

Question 37

The medical term for scar tissue is

Answer 37

connective tissue

Question 38

The study of the shape and structure of an organisms body is

Answer 38

anatomy

Question 39

The study of the way an organisms body works is

Answer 39

physiology