Exam 4: The Human Body in Health and Disease

The upper ________ is proximal to the wrist.

The ________ is the main organ found inside the cranial cavity.

Measurement of blood pressure results in an objective number called a:

The brain is located in the ventral cavity.

The ________ system is composed of the lungs, bronchi, trachea, larynx, pharynx, and nose.

The most basic form of life in the body is the:

Select the combining form that means "abdomen."

Select the medical term that means "toward the midline."

Match the combining form with the correct definition. -tom/o

The combining form home/o means "sameness, unchanging," and -stasis is a suffix that means "standing still."

This body system is responsible for breaking food down into tiny particles that can be absorbed into the bloodstream.

Kidneys are the major organs of the endocrine system.

The ________ is superior to the neck.

The term ________ means "toward the origin of attachment to the trunk."

Two or more different tissues combine to form:

Which plane divides the body into right and left sides?

This anatomical plane divides the body into right and left portions.

The ________ plane is a horizontal plane dividing the body into upper and lower portions.

Match the combining form with the correct definition. -caud/o

The word anatomy means "the process of cutting up."