NURSING FOUNDATIONS - chapter 2
digestive system - CORRECT ANSWER-Breaks down food into absorbable units that enter the
blood for distribution to body cells.
endocrine system - CORRECT ANSWER-composed of glands that secrete different types of
hormone that affect almost every cell, organ and function of your body. It is essential in regulating
growth and development, metabolism, as well as reproductive processes and mood.
female and male reproductive system - CORRECT ANSWER-Produce the cells (eggs and sperm)
that join to form the embryo, which develops in the uterus of a female. Male (testes) and female
(ovaries) sex organs produce hormones as well.
musculoskeletal system - CORRECT ANSWER-Including muscles, bones, joints, and connective
tissues; supports the body and allows it to move
nervous system - CORRECT ANSWER-the body's speedy, electrochemical communication
network, consisting of all the nerve cells of the peripheral and central nervous systems
respiratory system - CORRECT ANSWER-controls breathing, a process by which air enters and
leaves the body
skin and sense organ system - CORRECT ANSWER-Including the skin and eyes and ears;
receives messages from the environment and sends them to the brain
urinary system - CORRECT ANSWER-produces urine and sends it out of the body through the
kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra
cranial cavity - CORRECT ANSWER-contains the brain
thoracic cavity - CORRECT ANSWER-contains heart and lungs
pleura - CORRECT ANSWER-double-layered membrane surrounding each lung
pleura cavity - CORRECT ANSWER-space between the folds of the pleura
mediastinum - CORRECT ANSWER-space between the lungs
abdomial cavity - CORRECT ANSWER-contains digestive organs
Diaphragm - CORRECT ANSWER-a dome-shaped, muscular partition separating the thorax from
the abdomen in mammals. It plays a major role in breathing, as its contraction increases the
volume of the thorax and so inflates the lungs.
peritoneum - CORRECT ANSWER-Double-layered membrane surrounding the abdominal organs
peritoneal - CORRECT ANSWER-space between the parietal and visceral peritoneum
retroperitoneal area - CORRECT ANSWER-behind the peritoneum
cervical vertebrae - CORRECT ANSWER-C1-C7 (neck)
digestive system - CORRECT ANSWER-Breaks down food into absorbable units that enter the
blood for distribution to body cells.
endocrine system - CORRECT ANSWER-composed of glands that secrete different types of
hormone that affect almost every cell, organ and function of your body. It is essential in regulating
growth and development, metabolism, as well as reproductive processes and mood.
female and male reproductive system - CORRECT ANSWER-Produce the cells (eggs and sperm)
that join to form the embryo, which develops in the uterus of a female. Male (testes) and female
(ovaries) sex organs produce hormones as well.
musculoskeletal system - CORRECT ANSWER-Including muscles, bones, joints, and connective
tissues; supports the body and allows it to move
nervous system - CORRECT ANSWER-the body's speedy, electrochemical communication
network, consisting of all the nerve cells of the peripheral and central nervous systems
respiratory system - CORRECT ANSWER-controls breathing, a process by which air enters and
leaves the body
skin and sense organ system - CORRECT ANSWER-Including the skin and eyes and ears;
receives messages from the environment and sends them to the brain
urinary system - CORRECT ANSWER-produces urine and sends it out of the body through the
kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra
cranial cavity - CORRECT ANSWER-contains the brain
thoracic cavity - CORRECT ANSWER-contains heart and lungs
pleura - CORRECT ANSWER-double-layered membrane surrounding each lung
pleura cavity - CORRECT ANSWER-space between the folds of the pleura
mediastinum - CORRECT ANSWER-space between the lungs
abdomial cavity - CORRECT ANSWER-contains digestive organs
Diaphragm - CORRECT ANSWER-a dome-shaped, muscular partition separating the thorax from
the abdomen in mammals. It plays a major role in breathing, as its contraction increases the
volume of the thorax and so inflates the lungs.
peritoneum - CORRECT ANSWER-Double-layered membrane surrounding the abdominal organs
peritoneal - CORRECT ANSWER-space between the parietal and visceral peritoneum
retroperitoneal area - CORRECT ANSWER-behind the peritoneum
cervical vertebrae - CORRECT ANSWER-C1-C7 (neck)
