Introduction, Planes, Cavities
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What is the study of the structure of body parts and their relationships to one another?

  • Embryology
  • Physiology
  • Anatomy (correct)
  • Microbiology

    • What is the study of the function of the body's structural machinery?

  • Microscopic Anatomy
  • Gross Anatomy
  • Developmental Anatomy
  • Physiology (correct)

    • What is the study of internal structures as they relate to the overlying skin?

  • Surface Anatomy (correct)
  • Systemic Anatomy
  • Cytology
  • Regional Anatomy

    • What is the study of the cell?

    <p>Cytology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the study of structural changes caused by disease?

    <p>Pathological Anatomy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the study of anatomical structures at a sub-cellular level?

    <p>Molecular Biology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the study of developmental changes of the body before birth?

    <p>Embryology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the level of structural organization that consists of different types of cells?

    <p>Tissue</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the ability to maintain a relatively stable internal environment in an ever-changing outside world?

    <p>Homeostasis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What direction is away from the head?

    <p>Inferior</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a disturbance of homeostasis or the body's normal equilibrium?

    <p>Imbalance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What direction is toward the front of the body?

    <p>Anterior</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the level of structural organization that consists of different types of tissues?

    <p>Organ</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What direction is away from the body surface?

    <p>Deep</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the region of the body that includes the head, neck, and trunk?

    <p>Axial</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of section divides the body into superior and inferior parts?

    <p>Transverse</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What percentage of anatomical structures match textbook descriptions?

    <p>90%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the dorsal cavity?

    <p>To protect the nervous system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the subdivision of the dorsal cavity that encases the spinal cord?

    <p>Vertebral cavity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the subdivision of the ventral cavity that houses the abdominal organs?

    <p>Abdominopelvic cavity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the plane that divides the body into right and left parts?

    <p>Sagittal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the thoracic cavity subdivided into?

    <p>Pleural cavities, mediastinum, and pericardial cavity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of the mediastinum?

    <p>Contains the pericardial cavity and surrounds the remaining thoracic organs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the structure that separates the abdominopelvic cavity from the thoracic cavity?

    <p>Diaphragm</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of the pericardial cavity?

    <p>Encloses the heart</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the serous fluid?

    <p>To separate the serosae</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a subdivision of the ventral body cavity?

    <p>Oral cavity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the region that contains the stomach, intestines, spleen, liver, and other organs?

    <p>Abdominal cavity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the parietal serosa?

    <p>To line the internal body walls</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the region that lies within the pelvis and contains the bladder, reproductive organs, and rectum?

    <p>Pelvic cavity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The mediastinum contains the pericardial cavity and surrounds the remaining thoracic organs.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The abdominopelvic cavity is divided into three subdivisions.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The pericardial cavity encloses the heart.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The diaphragm is a dome-shaped muscle that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominopelvic cavity.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The pelvic cavity lies within the thorax and contains the lungs.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The oral cavity is a part of the ventral body cavity.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The umbilical region is located in the upper right quadrant of the abdominopelvic region.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The parietal serosa lines the internal organs.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The thoracic cavity is subdivided into three cavities: pleural, mediastinal, and pericardial.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The abdominal cavity contains the bladder, reproductive organs, and rectum.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

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