Exam 2: Body Structure and Directional Terminology

Cervic/o is a combining form for the:

The plural of fundus is ____________________.

The process of converting energy by breaking down substances is:

Kary/o is a combining form for the:

Which abdominopelvic region is directly inferior to the umbilical region?

All three types of ____________________ tissue share the unique property of being able to contract and relax.

Which abdominopelvic region is directly inferior to the epigastric region?

Which abdominopelvic region is lateral to the hypogastric region?

The process of converting energy by continually building up and breaking down substances is ____________________.

Which abdominopelvic region is lateral to the epigastric region?

The term that means "away from an organ" is:

The normal dynamic process of balance needed to maintain a healthy body is hemostasis.

A midsagittal plane divides the body into equal right and left halves.

Another term for the surface of the palm is:

An infection of the ____ cavity is called peritonitis.

The inguinal region is the ____.

A patient with a sinistrocardia has his heart located to the ____ side of the body.

Epithelial tissue acts as an internal or external covering for organs.

The mediastinum is ____ to the lungs.

An oblique plane divides the body at a slanted angle.