Test Bank The Human Body in Health and Illness
Physiology - ANSWER-The branch of science that studies how the body functions.
Anatomy - ANSWER-A word that comes from the Greek word meaning 'to dissect'.
Organ - ANSWER-A higher order of organization in the body.
Superior - ANSWER-The head is located superior to the chest.
Distal - ANSWER-The foot is located distal to the leg.
Proximal - ANSWER-The thigh is proximal to the foot.
Lung - ANSWER-An organ located in both the ventral and thoracic cavities.
Liver - ANSWER-An organ located in the ventral cavity but not in the thoracic cavity.
Brain - ANSWER-An organ located in the dorsal cavity.
Reproductive organs - ANSWER-Located in the ventral cavity and pelvic cavity.
Abdominopelvic - ANSWER-The cavity that is divided into quadrants.
Right hypochondriac - ANSWER-A region included within the right upper quadrant (RUQ).
Left iliac - ANSWER-A region included within the left lower quadrant (LLQ).
Umbilical - ANSWER-Refers to the navel.
Lumbar - ANSWER-Refers to the lower back region.
Inguinal - ANSWER-Refers to the groin region.
Antecubital - ANSWER-Refers to the area in front of the elbow.
Gluteal - ANSWER-An area that appears only on the posterior part of the body.
Coronal plane - ANSWER-Another name for the frontal plane.
,Sagittal - ANSWER-The plane that divides the body into right and left halves.
Mediastinum - ANSWER-Located in the thoracic cavity.
Heart - ANSWER-An organ located within the mediastinum.
Dorsal cavity - ANSWER-Does not contain the heart.
Cranial cavity - ANSWER-Does not contain the heart.
Dorsal cavities - ANSWER-Include cranial and vertebral.
Sternal area - ANSWER-The breastbone area.
Sagittal plane - ANSWER-Splits the body into right and left.
Occipital area - ANSWER-Midepigastric.
Cervical pain - ANSWER-Pain located in the neck.
LUQ - ANSWER-Inferior to the sternal area.
Subscapular pain - ANSWER-Pain located immediately below the shoulder blade.
Lumbar region - ANSWER-The area of the lower back.
Inguinal hernia - ANSWER-A surgical condition involving the right iliac region.
Postoperative pain - ANSWER-Pain experienced when walking after surgery.
Enlarged liver - ANSWER-Measured as being two fingers below the costal margin of the rib
cage.
Substernal pain - ANSWER-Pain originating behind the breastbone and radiating to the left
armpit area.
Midepigastric pain - ANSWER-High abdominal pain, radiating to below the right shoulder blade
area.
, Transverse plane - ANSWER-Preserves an upper and lower half of the body.
Ventral cavity - ANSWER-Contains the thoracic cavity, pleural cavities, and abdominopelvic
cavity.
Medial thigh - ANSWER-Located on the inner thigh region.
Hypochondriac - ANSWER-Refers to 'beneath the ribs'.
Viscera - ANSWER-The organs of the body.
Caudal part of the spinal cord - ANSWER-Located near the tailbone.
Right iliac region - ANSWER-Included in the RLQ.
Medial canthus - ANSWER-Located near the nose.
Plantar region - ANSWER-The bottom of the foot.
Directional opposites - ANSWER-Caudal and cephalic.
Lower extremities areas - ANSWER-Pedal, patellar, popliteal, and plantar.
Flank - ANSWER-The area along the lateral trunk between the ribs and the hip bones.
Buccal, oral, and orbital - ANSWER-Terms that refer to the structures in the head.
Lower back pain - ANSWER-Associated with the lumbar region.
Electrons - ANSWER-Located in the orbits surrounding the nucleus.
pH - ANSWER-A measurement of hydrogen ion concentration [H+].
Covalent bonding - ANSWER-The sharing of electrons.
Organic substance - ANSWER-Must contain carbon.
Cation - ANSWER-A positively charged ion.
Physiology - ANSWER-The branch of science that studies how the body functions.
Anatomy - ANSWER-A word that comes from the Greek word meaning 'to dissect'.
Organ - ANSWER-A higher order of organization in the body.
Superior - ANSWER-The head is located superior to the chest.
Distal - ANSWER-The foot is located distal to the leg.
Proximal - ANSWER-The thigh is proximal to the foot.
Lung - ANSWER-An organ located in both the ventral and thoracic cavities.
Liver - ANSWER-An organ located in the ventral cavity but not in the thoracic cavity.
Brain - ANSWER-An organ located in the dorsal cavity.
Reproductive organs - ANSWER-Located in the ventral cavity and pelvic cavity.
Abdominopelvic - ANSWER-The cavity that is divided into quadrants.
Right hypochondriac - ANSWER-A region included within the right upper quadrant (RUQ).
Left iliac - ANSWER-A region included within the left lower quadrant (LLQ).
Umbilical - ANSWER-Refers to the navel.
Lumbar - ANSWER-Refers to the lower back region.
Inguinal - ANSWER-Refers to the groin region.
Antecubital - ANSWER-Refers to the area in front of the elbow.
Gluteal - ANSWER-An area that appears only on the posterior part of the body.
Coronal plane - ANSWER-Another name for the frontal plane.
,Sagittal - ANSWER-The plane that divides the body into right and left halves.
Mediastinum - ANSWER-Located in the thoracic cavity.
Heart - ANSWER-An organ located within the mediastinum.
Dorsal cavity - ANSWER-Does not contain the heart.
Cranial cavity - ANSWER-Does not contain the heart.
Dorsal cavities - ANSWER-Include cranial and vertebral.
Sternal area - ANSWER-The breastbone area.
Sagittal plane - ANSWER-Splits the body into right and left.
Occipital area - ANSWER-Midepigastric.
Cervical pain - ANSWER-Pain located in the neck.
LUQ - ANSWER-Inferior to the sternal area.
Subscapular pain - ANSWER-Pain located immediately below the shoulder blade.
Lumbar region - ANSWER-The area of the lower back.
Inguinal hernia - ANSWER-A surgical condition involving the right iliac region.
Postoperative pain - ANSWER-Pain experienced when walking after surgery.
Enlarged liver - ANSWER-Measured as being two fingers below the costal margin of the rib
cage.
Substernal pain - ANSWER-Pain originating behind the breastbone and radiating to the left
armpit area.
Midepigastric pain - ANSWER-High abdominal pain, radiating to below the right shoulder blade
area.
, Transverse plane - ANSWER-Preserves an upper and lower half of the body.
Ventral cavity - ANSWER-Contains the thoracic cavity, pleural cavities, and abdominopelvic
cavity.
Medial thigh - ANSWER-Located on the inner thigh region.
Hypochondriac - ANSWER-Refers to 'beneath the ribs'.
Viscera - ANSWER-The organs of the body.
Caudal part of the spinal cord - ANSWER-Located near the tailbone.
Right iliac region - ANSWER-Included in the RLQ.
Medial canthus - ANSWER-Located near the nose.
Plantar region - ANSWER-The bottom of the foot.
Directional opposites - ANSWER-Caudal and cephalic.
Lower extremities areas - ANSWER-Pedal, patellar, popliteal, and plantar.
Flank - ANSWER-The area along the lateral trunk between the ribs and the hip bones.
Buccal, oral, and orbital - ANSWER-Terms that refer to the structures in the head.
Lower back pain - ANSWER-Associated with the lumbar region.
Electrons - ANSWER-Located in the orbits surrounding the nucleus.
pH - ANSWER-A measurement of hydrogen ion concentration [H+].
Covalent bonding - ANSWER-The sharing of electrons.
Organic substance - ANSWER-Must contain carbon.
Cation - ANSWER-A positively charged ion.
