Intro to anatomy

Anatomy

• The study of the structure of living organisms and their parts

• The study of functions of living organisms and their parts

Physiology

• The study of the structure of living organisms and their parts

• The study of the functions of living organisms and their parts

The thoracic portion of the ventral body cavity contains what

• small intestine

• lungs

• heart

• liver

Body plane that divides superior and inferior (top and bottom)

• transverse

• midline

• frontal plane

What structures lie within the abdominal cavity

• Small intestine

• stomach

• spleen

The dorsal cavity contains components of the

• Respiratory system

• Lymphatic/immune system

• Nervous system

• Muscular system

Similar tissues acting together to perform a common function exists at the organ level of organization

• true

• false

The smallest body cavity is the abdominal cavity

• true

• false

The visceral

• Clings to the surface of the organ

• Clings to the wall of the cavity

The parietal

• Clings to the surface of the organ

• Clings to the wall of the cavity