Anatomy and Physiology McGraw
Hill Exam 1 | Practice Questions and
Verified Answers | Graded A+
• Physiology . Answer: the study of how the body and its parts work or
function
• Axial . Answer: Pertaining to the head, neck, and trunk.
• Appendicular . Answer: Pertaining to the upper or lower limbs.
• Cranial cavity . Answer: Space in the skull containing the brain.
• Vertabral canal . Answer: Canal formed by hollow areas in the
vertebrae that contains the spinal cord. or back bone.
• Thoracic cavity . Answer: Hollow space inside the chest containing the
thoracic organs.
• Adominopelvic Regions . Answer: Space between the diaphragm and
the pelvic outlet that contains the abdominal and pelvic organs.
• Viscera . Answer: Organs in the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities.
, • Mediastinum . Answer: The compartment in the thoracic cavity
between the lungs.
• Abdominal cavity . Answer: Space between the diaphragm and the
pelvic cavity that contains the abdominal viscera.
• Pelvic cavity . Answer: Space within the ring formed by the sacrum
and hip bones that encloses the terminal part of the large intestine, the
urinary bladder, and the internal reproductive organs.
• Parietal . Answer: Pertaining to the wall of a cavity.
• Visceral . Answer: Pertaining to the organs within a body cavity.
• Pleural membrane . Answer: Serous membrane that encloses the lungs
and lines the chest wall.
• Pericardial cavity . Answer: Potential space between the visceral and
parietal pericardial membranes
• Peritoneal cavity . Answer: Potential space between the visceral and
parietal peritoneal membranes.
• Superior . Answer: Situated above something else; pertaining to the
upper surface of a part.
Hill Exam 1 | Practice Questions and
Verified Answers | Graded A+
• Physiology . Answer: the study of how the body and its parts work or
function
• Axial . Answer: Pertaining to the head, neck, and trunk.
• Appendicular . Answer: Pertaining to the upper or lower limbs.
• Cranial cavity . Answer: Space in the skull containing the brain.
• Vertabral canal . Answer: Canal formed by hollow areas in the
vertebrae that contains the spinal cord. or back bone.
• Thoracic cavity . Answer: Hollow space inside the chest containing the
thoracic organs.
• Adominopelvic Regions . Answer: Space between the diaphragm and
the pelvic outlet that contains the abdominal and pelvic organs.
• Viscera . Answer: Organs in the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities.
, • Mediastinum . Answer: The compartment in the thoracic cavity
between the lungs.
• Abdominal cavity . Answer: Space between the diaphragm and the
pelvic cavity that contains the abdominal viscera.
• Pelvic cavity . Answer: Space within the ring formed by the sacrum
and hip bones that encloses the terminal part of the large intestine, the
urinary bladder, and the internal reproductive organs.
• Parietal . Answer: Pertaining to the wall of a cavity.
• Visceral . Answer: Pertaining to the organs within a body cavity.
• Pleural membrane . Answer: Serous membrane that encloses the lungs
and lines the chest wall.
• Pericardial cavity . Answer: Potential space between the visceral and
parietal pericardial membranes
• Peritoneal cavity . Answer: Potential space between the visceral and
parietal peritoneal membranes.
• Superior . Answer: Situated above something else; pertaining to the
upper surface of a part.
