Basic Structure of the Human Body

The frontal plane divides the body into

• Front and Back

• Upper and Lower

• Right and Left

Study of the large easily observable structures in an organism (bones, organs, muscles)

• Gross Anatomy

• Microscopic Anatomy

• Development Anatomy

• Regional Anatomy

The brain is _____ to the ear

• lateral

• proximal

• medial

• superior

Your dorsal cavity houses your

• brain

• lungs

• heart

• stomach

The study of the structure or form of the body and its parts

• Physiology

• Anatomy

• System Analysis

• Dissection

Which of the following is NOT a region of the abdominal pelvic cavity?

• hypochondriac

• lumbar

• epigastric

• thoracic

Which of the following is NOT a type of muscle tissue?

• Cardiac

• Smooth

• Skeletal

• Epithelial

Tissue type that protects the body by covering internal and external surfaces AND produces secretions (sweat, hormones)

• Epithelial

• Connective

• Muscle

• Nervous

Which body cavity contains the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavity?

• Dorsal cavity

• Posterior cavity

• Ventral cavity

• Transverse cavity

All human cells reproduce at about the same rate.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Some types of cells reproduce continuously while others never replace themselves.