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Which organ system includes blood vessels and the heart? - Correct
Answer-cardiovascular system
Which two organ systems include the pancreas as a component? -
Correct Answer-digestive and endocrine systems
What is a major function of the respiratory system? - Correct Answer-
deliver oxygen to the blood and remove carbon dioxide from the body
A person who is standing facing forward with hands at the sides, palms
facing forward, is in the: - Correct Answer-anatomical position.
Which directional term indicates the front side of the body? - Correct
Answer-anterior (ventral)
A directional term that means the same as posterior is: - Correct
Answer-dorsal
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Select the appropriate directional term to complete this sentence: The
mouth is ________ to the nose. - Correct Answer-inferior (caudal)
The vertebral region is superior to the: - Correct Answer-sacral region.
The hand is also known as the: - Correct Answer-manual region.
Dr. Mitchell performs open heart surgery. The incision he makes
through the sternal region of his patient divides the thoracic cavity into
equal left and right parts. This incision must be made along a: - Correct
Answer-midsagittal (median) plane.
Body parts that are described as medial are considered to be: - Correct
Answer-closer to the midline of the body.
Select the appropriate directional term to complete this sentence: The
skeletal muscles are ________ to the skin. - Correct Answer-deep
James sustained a cut to his mental region, also known as his: - Correct
Answer-chin
When we imagine a person exhibiting the anatomical position, the
palms of the hands are assumed to be facing: - Correct Answer-forward
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A person in the anatomical position is visualized to be: - Correct
Answer-standing upright.
In the anatomical position, the palms are on the: - Correct Answer-
anterior (ventral) surface.
The point of the shoulder is also known as the: - Correct Answer-
acromial region.
A plane that divides the body into superior and inferior parts is known
as a: - Correct Answer-transverse (horizontal, or cross) plane.
Which of the following regions corresponds to the calf? - Correct
Answer-sural
What are the two subcavities of the dorsal body cavity? - Correct
Answer-cranial and vertebral (spinal) cavities
What major organs are housed in the thoracic cavity? - Correct Answer-
lungs, heart, esophagus, trachea
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What separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominopelvic cavity? -
Correct Answer-diaphragm
What smaller cavity within the thoracic cavity houses the heart, great
blood vessels, esophagus, and trachea? - Correct Answer-mediastinum
Which regions of the abdominopelvic cavity are situated medially? -
Correct Answer-epigastric, umbilical, hypogastric regions
Which region of the abdominopelvic cavity lies between the right and
left lumbar regions? - Correct Answer-umbilical region
Serous membranes line certain cavities within the: - Correct Answer-
ventral cavities.
What would a needle travel through as it enters the right lung? - Correct
Answer-parietal pleura, serous fluid, visceral pleura, right lung
What is deep to the visceral pericardium? - Correct Answer-heart
muscle
What organ(s) is/are covered by the pleura? - Correct Answer-lungs
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