ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY 7TH EDITION MARIEB CHAPTER 1 26 EXAM
SCRIPT COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
⩥ 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.
, ⩥ Cell. Answer: Smallest independently functioning unit of all
organisms; in animals, it contains cytoplasm, composed of fluid and
organelles
⩥ Cranial Cavity. Answer: Division of the posterior (dorsal) cavity that
houses the brain
⩥ Cross Section. Answer: In anatomy, a transverse cut through a
structure or tissue.
⩥ Deep. Answer: Describes a position farther from the surface of the
body
⩥ Diaphragm. Answer: The muscle that separates the chest (thoracic)
cavity from the abdomen and is the main muscle of respiration.
⩥ Distal. Answer: Describes a position farther from the point of
attachment or the trunk of the body
⩥ Dorsal Body Cavity. Answer: Posterior body cavity that houses the
brain and the spinal cord; also referred to as posterior body cavity
SCRIPT COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
⩥ 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.
, ⩥ Cell. Answer: Smallest independently functioning unit of all
organisms; in animals, it contains cytoplasm, composed of fluid and
organelles
⩥ Cranial Cavity. Answer: Division of the posterior (dorsal) cavity that
houses the brain
⩥ Cross Section. Answer: In anatomy, a transverse cut through a
structure or tissue.
⩥ Deep. Answer: Describes a position farther from the surface of the
body
⩥ Diaphragm. Answer: The muscle that separates the chest (thoracic)
cavity from the abdomen and is the main muscle of respiration.
⩥ Distal. Answer: Describes a position farther from the point of
attachment or the trunk of the body
⩥ Dorsal Body Cavity. Answer: Posterior body cavity that houses the
brain and the spinal cord; also referred to as posterior body cavity
