HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
11TH EDITION TEST BANK Question and
Answer 2026 | Complete Practice Set |
Grade A+
• Abdominal Cavity -✓✓The largest hallow body cavity in humans and
many animals, and holds the bulk of the viscera. It is located below
(inferior to) the thoracic cavity, and above the pelvic cavity.
• Abdominopelvic Cavity -✓✓Division of the anterior (ventral) cavity
that houses the abdominal and pelvic viscera.
• Anatomical Position -✓✓A standard reference position used for
describing location and directions on the human body.
• Anatomy -✓✓Science that studies the form and composition of the
the body's structures.
• Anterior Cavity -✓✓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 -✓✓The basic unit that makes up all matter.
, • Body Plane -✓✓An imaginary lines drawn through the body to
separate the body into sections.
• Caudal -✓✓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 -✓✓Smallest independently functioning unit of all organisms; in
animals, it contains cytoplasm, composed of fluid and organelles
• Control Center -✓✓Compares values to their normal range;
deviations cause the activation of an effector
• Coronal Section -✓✓Divides the body into dorsal and ventral (back
and front, or posterior and anterior) portions; also referred to as frontal
portion
• Cranial -✓✓Describes a position above or higher than another part of
the body proper; also referred to as superior
• Cranial Cavity -✓✓Division of the posterior (dorsal) cavity that houses
the brain
11TH EDITION TEST BANK Question and
Answer 2026 | Complete Practice Set |
Grade A+
• Abdominal Cavity -✓✓The largest hallow body cavity in humans and
many animals, and holds the bulk of the viscera. It is located below
(inferior to) the thoracic cavity, and above the pelvic cavity.
• Abdominopelvic Cavity -✓✓Division of the anterior (ventral) cavity
that houses the abdominal and pelvic viscera.
• Anatomical Position -✓✓A standard reference position used for
describing location and directions on the human body.
• Anatomy -✓✓Science that studies the form and composition of the
the body's structures.
• Anterior Cavity -✓✓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 -✓✓The basic unit that makes up all matter.
, • Body Plane -✓✓An imaginary lines drawn through the body to
separate the body into sections.
• Caudal -✓✓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 -✓✓Smallest independently functioning unit of all organisms; in
animals, it contains cytoplasm, composed of fluid and organelles
• Control Center -✓✓Compares values to their normal range;
deviations cause the activation of an effector
• Coronal Section -✓✓Divides the body into dorsal and ventral (back
and front, or posterior and anterior) portions; also referred to as frontal
portion
• Cranial -✓✓Describes a position above or higher than another part of
the body proper; also referred to as superior
• Cranial Cavity -✓✓Division of the posterior (dorsal) cavity that houses
the brain
