Exam 1: Organization and General Plan of the Body

An organ that is part of the skeletal system probably ____ something.

The mesentery:

The vertical boundary between the right and left abdominal quadrants is a line through the ____________________.

Superior to the abdominal cavity is the muscle called the ____________________.

The thoracic cavity is lined by a membrane called the ____________________.

A group of organs that work together is called a(n) ____________________.

The abdominal organs are covered by a membrane called the ____________________.

The meninges are membranes that:

For a part of the body to have proximal and distal portions, the part must have:

Which of these areas is NOT on the ventral side of the body?

An organ that is a flat sheet probably ____ something.

The two orbital areas would be separated from each other by a ____________________ section of the head.

The peritoneum lines the ____________________.

The occipital area is both:

An area that is both anterior and posterior is the:

The horizontal boundary between the upper and lower abdominal quadrants is a line through the ____________________.

The study of the layers of a body part is called its ____________________.

A positive feedback mechanism:

The anterior site of attachment of the thigh to the trunk is the ____________________ area.

The organ system of which the esophagus is part is the ____________________ system.