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Non-Specific Anatomy Term for Chest Cavity

a. Thoracic
b. Abdomen
c. Core
d. Mediastinum

The area containing the liver, gallbladder, stomach, spleen, pancreas, small intestine, and parts of the large intestine.

a. Core
b. Popliteal Region
c. Abdominal Cavity
d. Temporal Region

Name the area above the Clavical.

a. Temporal Region
b. Appendicular Region
c. Brachial Region
d. Supraclavicular Region

Where is the Tarsal Region?

a. Ankle
b. Hand
c. Toe
d. Finger

Where is the Temporal Region?

a. The eyes
b. Side of skull
c. back of skull
d. nose

Area around navel or umbilicus.

a. Mediastinum
b. Belly Button
c. Umbilical Region
d. Olecranal Region

To amplify or reinforce the change that is occurring.

a. Positive Feedback
b. Reinforcement
c. Superior
d. Encourage

Region of the forearm.

a. Axillary Region
b. Antebrachial Region
c. Antecubital Region
d. Cephalic Region

The Brachial Region.

a. Arm
b. Hands
c. Toes
d. Shoulder

Depressed area just in front of the elbow.

a. Antecubital Region
b. Axillary Region
c. Pleural Cavities
d. Frontal Plane of Section

Term for the back of the elbow.

a. Supine
b. Olecranel Region
c. Midsaggital
d. Cubital Region

Occipital Region.

a. Back of lower skull
b. side of skull
c. top of skull
d. face

Lower back between ribs and pelvis.

a. Midsagittal Plane of Section
b. Zygomatic Region
c. Inguinal Region
d. Lumbar Region

Inguinal Region

a. Knee
b. Groin
c. Lower Back
d. Mid-Back

The most complex units that make up the body. An organization of varying numbers and kinds of organs arranged so that they can together perform complex functions of the body.

a. System
b. Cell
c. Organ
d. Muscles

Lying face upward.

a. Prone
b. Dorsal
c. Supine
d. Anterior

Palm of hand, or sole of foot.

a. Volar Region
b. Femoral Region
c. Effector Loop
d. Sagittal Plane

Lying face downward.

a. Superior
b. Supine
c. Posterior
d. Prone

The area of the thigh.

a. Gluteal Region
b. Femoral Region
c. Popliteal Region
d. Plantar Region

Plantar Region

a. Tip of Finger
b. Back of Tongue
c. Palm of Hand
d. Sole of Foot

Perineal Region.

a. Area between anus and genitals
b. Area between shoulder blades
c. Area between the nostrils
d. Area between fingers

Pedal Region.

a. Ankle
b. Toes
c. Foot
d. Heel

Pleural Cavities.

a. The space inside the spinal column, which contains the spinal cord.
b. Horizontal or crosswise plane that divides the body into upper and lower portions.
c. The lungs, or right and left portion or subdivisions of the thoracic cavity.
d. Contains the head, neck and torso.

The plane that divides the body into 2 equal halves.

a. Lateral
b. Anatomical Position
c. Appendicular
d. Midsagittal Plane

Axillary Region

a. Armpit
b. Back of Skull
c. Cheek
d. Elbow

Midportion of the Thoracic Cavity (Chest Cavity) containing the lungs, trachea, and heart.

a. Cervical Region
b. Crural Region
c. Mediastinum
d. Midsagittal Plane

Cubital Region

a. Elbow
b. Foot
c. Body surface, or skin.
d. Buttock

The body is in an erect/standing posture with the arms at the sides and palms turned forward. What is this stance called?

a. Atrophy
b. Homeostasis
c. Anatomical Position
d. Pathology

Define Physiology.

a. The study of the functions of living organisms and their parts.
b. The study of the functions of movement and the body.
c. The study of the functions of the circulatory system.
d. The study of the functions of muscles and movement.

Define Pathology.

a. The scientific study of mental ability.
b. The scientific study of disease.
c. The scientific study of genetics.
d. The scientific study of the relative consistency of the internal environment

Considered the smallest "living" units of structure and function in our body.

a. Cellular Organization
b. Lipids
c. Molecular Structure
d. Chemical Structure and Organization

This term is what Physiologists use to define the relative constancy of the internal environment.

a. Organization
b. Superficial
c. Homeostasis
d. Chemical Balance

Cutaneous Region.

a. Fingers/Toes
b. Skin/Body Surface
c. Forehead
d. Area Behind Knee

The study of the structures of an organism and the relationship of it's parts.

a. Neurology
b. Pathology
c. Physiology
d. Anatomy

Area behind the knee.

a. Popliteal Region
b. Buccal Region
c. Cranial Region
d. Gluteal Region

A group of several different kinds of tissues arranged so they can together act as a unit to perform a special function.

a. Cellular Organization
b. Organs (in terms of organization)
c. Physiology
d. Anatomy

Buccal Region

a. Cheek
b. Tongue
c. Nose
d. Eyes

Cephalic Region.

a. Lungs
b. Heart
c. Head
d. Neck

Further away from the body surface.

a. Deep
b. Superficial
c. Frontal
d. Ventral

Generalized decrease in size or wasting away of body organs and tissues.

a. Physiology
b. Injury
c. Pathology
d. Atrophy

Lengthwise plane running from side to side. Divides the body into anterior and posterior sections.

a. Frontal Plane
b. Transverse Plane
c. Midsaggital Plane
d. Saggital Plane

Facial Region.

a. Cheek
b. Face
c. Neck
d. Back of skull

Digital Region

a. Fingers/Toes
b. Wrist
c. Arms/Legs
d. Ankle

Superior Direction

a. Toward the head (upper or above)
b. Toward the feet (lower or below)
c. Toward the front
d. Toward the back

Nasal Region

a. Ear
b. Neck
c. Nose
d. Forehead

Inferior Direction

a. Toward the head (upper or above)
b. Toward the feet (lower or below)
c. Toward the front
d. Toward the back

Gluteal Region

a. Upper Thigh
b. Area between shoulder blades
c. Buttock
d. Lower Back

Anterior Direction

a. Front - or "in front of"
b. Below - or "under"
c. Left side
d. Right side

Distal Direction

a. Farthest from the trunk or point of origin of a body part.
b. Closest to the trunk or point of origin of a body part.
c. Above the point of origin of a body part.
d. Below the point of origin of a body part.

Frontal Region

a. Cheek
b. Back of skull
c. Forehead
d. Face

Cranial Cavity

a. The skull that contains the brain
b. Empty air pocket
c. The ribs that contain the lungs
d. The pelvis

Dorsal Direction

a. The cranial and spinal cavities
b. Area between shoulder blades
c. The Thoracic and Abdominopelvic Cavities
d. Spinal Cavity

Cervical Region

a. Area between shoulder blades
b. Pelvis
c. Spine
d. Neck

Palmar Region

a. Palm of hand
b. Sole of foot
c. leg
d. knee

Crural Region

a. Ankle
b. Leg
c. Toes
d. Heel

An organization of many similar cells that act together to perform a common function. Somewhat more complex than cells.

a. Tissue
b. Lymph Nodes
c. Neurons
d. Haemoglobin

Cranial Region

a. Skull
b. Cheek
c. Nose
d. Neck

What is contained in the Pelvic Cavity?

a. Lungs, heart, stomach, liver, gallbladder.
b. Brain.
c. Small and large intestines, stomach, kidneys, liver.
d. Lower colon, rectum, urinary bladder, reproductive organs.

Horizontal or crosswise plane. Divides the body into upper and lower portions.

a. Transverse Plane
b. Dorsal
c. Midsaggital Plane
d. Saggital Plane

The portion of the body containing the head, neck, and torso.

a. Axial
b. Dorsal
c. Digital
d. Appendicular

The thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities

a. Ventral Direction
b. Saggital Plane
c. Posterior Direction
d. Anterior Direction

The space inside the spinal column which contains the spinal cord.

a. Digital Region
b. Spinal Cavity
c. Dorsal Region
d. Zygomatic Region

Nearer to the surface.

a. Deep
b. Superficial
c. Posterior
d. Anterior

This portion of the body consists of the upper and lower extremities.

a. Cranial Region
b. Digital Region
c. Dorsal Region
d. Appendicular

Toward, or nearest the trunk of the body - or nearest the point of origin of one of it's parts.

a. Lateral Direction
b. Proximal Direction
c. Medial Direction
d. Posterior Direction

This has an effect on the controlled condition. (for example, temperature). It is the "furnace" which shuts off and on to regulate body temperature.

a. Condition Loop
b. Temperature Control Centre
c. Effector Loop
d. Temperature Effector

Opposes or negates a change in a controlled condition.

a. Negative Conditions
b. Negative Feedback
c. Negative Change
d. Negative State

Back. "In back of"

a. Posterior Direction
b. Anterior Direction
c. Medial Direction
d. Ventral

Zygomatic Region

a. Cheek
b. Base of Skull
c. Pleural Cavities
d. Forehead

A lengthwise plane, running from front to back. This divides the body into right and left sides.

a. Midsagittal Plane
b. Transverse Plane
c. Medial Direction
d. Saggital Plane

Toward the side of the body or away from the midline.

a. Lateral Direction
b. Dorsal
c. Medial Direction
d. Posterior Direction

Toward the midline of the body.

a. Midsagittal Plane
b. Medial Direction
c. Anterior Direction
d. Ventral

Carpal Region

a. Wrist
b. Hand
c. Fingers
d. Forearm

Oral Region

a. Cheeks
b. Ears
c. Mouth
d. Nose

Orbital, or Ophthalmic Region

a. Ears
b. Nose
c. Eyebrows
d. Eyes

Human Body in Health and Disease - Vocabulary