Human Body in Health and Disease

The ____________________ contains primarily the major organs of digestion.

• abdominal cavity

• epigastric region

• hypogastric region

The study of the functions of body structures is known as ____________________.

• physiology

• biology

• anatomy

A/An ____________________ disease is transmitted from one person to another by either direct or indirect contact.

• communicable

• pathology

• body planes

____________________ are unspecialized cells that renew themselves for long periods of time through cell division

• white blood cells

• stem cells

• red blood cells

/An ____________________ is a malignant tumor that originates in glandular tissue.

• adenocarcinoma

• genome

• adenosis

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The processes through which the body maintains a constant internal environment is known as ____________________.

• etiology

• homeostatis

• functional disorder

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A/An ____________________ is a physician who specializes in the care of older people

• internist

• geriatrician

• hospitalist

The ____________________ cavity is the space formed by the hip bones

• pelvic

• ventral covity

• dorsal

A/An ____________________ is the surgical removal of a gland.

• adenectomy

• adenosis

• adenitis