A&P Chapter 1

Anatomy is the study of diseases in the body.

• True

• False

The organs of any cavity are referred to as the viscera.

• True

• False

The smallest unit of life is the cell.

• True

• False

There are four types of muscle in the human body.

• True

• False

The prostate gland, penis, and urethra belong to the male reproductive system

• True

• False

The study of the structure or morphology of the body and how the body parts are organized is called ____.

• pathology

• physiology

• anatomy

• histology

The head is ____ to the heart.

• Superior

• Distal

• Deep

• Inferior

A ____ plane is any plane that divides the body into superior and inferior portions.

• Frontal

• Midsagittal

• Coronal

• Transverse

The ____ cavity is divided into the cranial cavity and the spinal cavity.​

• ventral

• dorsal

• thoracic

• abdominopelvic

The wrist is ____ to the elbow

• proximal

• superior

• distal

• superficial