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Anatomy Language

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which cavity houses the spinal cord?

a)

Dorsal Body Cavity

b)

Ventral Body Cavity

c)

Abdominopelvic body cavity

d)

Cranial Cavity

2.

Which cavity houses the heart and lungs?

a)

B

b)

C

c)

E

d)

F

3.

Which structure separates the thoracic cavity from the rest of the ventral cavity?

a)

B

b)

C

c)

D

d)

E

4.

Which cavity houses the stomach, liver, and other digestive organs?

a)

C

b)

D

c)

E

d)

F

5.

Structures made of two or more tissue types that perform a specific function for the body are

a)

organs

b)

tissues

c)

cells

d)

organ systems

6.

________ refers to all of the chemical reactions in the body.

a)

homeostasis

b)

metabolism

c)

hematopoiesis

d)

irritability

7.

When we imagine a person exhibiting anatomical position, the palms of the hands are assumed to be facing ________.

a)

to the side

b)

forward

c)

down

d)

behind

8.

The body's ability to maintain stable internal conditions is referred to as ________.

a)

metabolism

b)

homeostasis

c)

catabolism

d)

positive feedback

9.

The vertebral region is ________ to the sternal region.

a)

lateral

b)

dorsal

c)

superior

d)

ventral

10.

The cranial and spinal cavities are subdivisions of the ________ cavity.

a)

dorsal

b)

ventral

c)

abdominopelvic

d)

thoracic

11.

The diaphragm creates a ________ section between the thoracic and abdominal body

cavities.

a)

transverse

b)

sagittal

c)

midsagittal

d)

frontal

12.

Ventral is a directional term synonymous with ________ in humans.

a)

anterior

b)

posterior

c)

inferior

d)

superior

13.

Which of the following activities represents a physiological study?

a)

making a section through the kidney to observe its interior

b)

examining the surface of a bone

c)

viewing muscle tissue through a microscope

d)

observing how the heart contracts to pump blood

14.

The system that controls and coordinates the body through hormones is the ________.

a)

integumentary system

b)

endocrine system

c)

circulatory system

d)

respiratory system

15.

Which of the following is the correct order of elements in a control system?

a)

receptor, stimulus, afferent pathway, control center, efferent pathway, effector, response

b)

receptor, stimulus, efferent pathway, control center, afferent pathway, effector, response

c)

stimulus, receptor, afferent pathway, control center, efferent pathway, effector, response

d)

stimulus, receptor, efferent pathway, control center, afferent pathway, effector, response

16.

Which of the following elements of a control system detects a change?

a)

receptor

b)

stimulus

c)

effector

d)

control center

17.

Positive feedback systems ________.

a)

involve blood clotting and the birthing of a baby

b)

operate in such a way that the initial stimulus is enhanced and increases

c)

involve blood clotting and the birthing of a baby, and operate in such a way that the initial stimulus is enhanced and increases

d)

involve blood clotting and the birthing of a baby, and operate in such a way that the initial stimulus is shut off or reduced

18.

Which orientation and directional term means toward the midline of the body?

a)

posterior

b)

medial

c)

anterior

d)

lateral

19.

Jerome plays football and recently broke a bone in the tarsal region. This region is in

the ________.

a)

calf

b)

groin

c)

wrist

d)

ankle

20.

In reference to the relationship between the patellar and popliteal regions, which of the following statements is correct?

a)

The patellar region is superior to the popliteal region.

b)

The patellar region is proximal to the popliteal region.

c)

The patellar region is lateral to the popliteal region.

d)

The patellar region is anterior to the popliteal region.

21.

The surgeon asked the surgical technician to help create an opening in the chest during

open heart surgery along a plane that equally separated the right and left halves of the thoracic cavity. This section is known as a(n) ________.

a)

sagittal section

b)

transverse section

c)

frontal section

d)

coronal section

22.

Which of the following orientation and directional terms have the same meaning (in

humans)?

a)

superior/caudal

b)

inferior/cranial

c)

anterior/ventral

d)

anterior/dorsal