PHYSIOLOGY NIGHTINGALE COLLEGE
WEEK 15 FINAL EXAMINATION TEST
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥Abdominopelvic Cavity.
Answer: Division of the anterior (ventral) cavity that houses the
abdominal and pelvic viscera.
⩥Anatomical Position.
Answer: A standard reference position used for describing location and
directions on the human body.
⩥Anatomy.
Answer: Science that studies the form and composition of the the body's
structures.
⩥Anterior Cavity.
Answer: Larger body cavity located anterior to the posterior (dorsal)
body cavity; includes the serous membrane-lined pleural cavities of the
lungs, pericardial cavity of the heart, and peritoneal cavity for the
abdominal and pelvic organs; also referred to as ventral cavity.
, ⩥Atom.
Answer: The basic unit that makes up all matter.
⩥Body Plane.
Answer: An imaginary lines drawn through the body to separate the
body into sections.
⩥Caudal.
Answer: Describes a position below or lower than another part of the
body proper; near or toward the tail (in humans, the coccyx, or lowest
part of the spinal column); also refer to as inferior
⩥Cell.
Answer: Smallest independently functioning unit of all organisms; in
animals, it contains cytoplasm, composed of fluid and organelles
⩥Control Center.
Answer: Compares values to their normal range; deviations cause the
activation of an effector
⩥Coronal Section.
Answer: Divides the body into dorsal and ventral (back and front, or
posterior and anterior) portions; also referred to as frontal portion
WEEK 15 FINAL EXAMINATION TEST
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥Abdominopelvic Cavity.
Answer: Division of the anterior (ventral) cavity that houses the
abdominal and pelvic viscera.
⩥Anatomical Position.
Answer: A standard reference position used for describing location and
directions on the human body.
⩥Anatomy.
Answer: Science that studies the form and composition of the the body's
structures.
⩥Anterior Cavity.
Answer: Larger body cavity located anterior to the posterior (dorsal)
body cavity; includes the serous membrane-lined pleural cavities of the
lungs, pericardial cavity of the heart, and peritoneal cavity for the
abdominal and pelvic organs; also referred to as ventral cavity.
, ⩥Atom.
Answer: The basic unit that makes up all matter.
⩥Body Plane.
Answer: An imaginary lines drawn through the body to separate the
body into sections.
⩥Caudal.
Answer: Describes a position below or lower than another part of the
body proper; near or toward the tail (in humans, the coccyx, or lowest
part of the spinal column); also refer to as inferior
⩥Cell.
Answer: Smallest independently functioning unit of all organisms; in
animals, it contains cytoplasm, composed of fluid and organelles
⩥Control Center.
Answer: Compares values to their normal range; deviations cause the
activation of an effector
⩥Coronal Section.
Answer: Divides the body into dorsal and ventral (back and front, or
posterior and anterior) portions; also referred to as frontal portion
