Test Bank The Human Body in Health and Illness

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.