Exam 1: Organization and General Plan of the Body

The pectoral areas would be separated from the gluteal areas by which section of the body?

The organ system that is a framework that supports the body is the ____________________ system.

The term palmar is a synonym for:

The organ system that is most external is the ____________________ system.

The mesentery covers the ____________________.

The type of feedback mechanism that contains its own brake is called ____________________.

The mammary area is both:

The lower right abdominal quadrant contains:

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

An organ that is part of the circulatory system probably:

The pectoral area is ____ to the cervical area and ____ to the umbilical area.

The organ system that regulates body functions by means of electrochemical impulses is the ____ system.

The upper left abdominal quadrant contains the:

Which of these areas is NOT part of the head?

The junction of all four abdominal quadrants is the crossing of their boundary lines at the:

The type of feedback mechanism in which the response keeps the stimulus going is called ____________________.

Which of the following statements are true of body cavities? (Read carefully and select all of the correct statements.)

A group of cells with similar structure and function is called:

The thoracic cavity contains the:

The pulmonary area refers to the ____, and the perineal area refers to the ____.