Exam 41: Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology

What does the transverse body plane divide?

When several organs and parts are grouped together for certain functions,they form:

What is the process by which a cell digests a foreign material by surrounding it?

What traits describe visceral muscles?

The nurse is aware that when a patient complains of pain in the epigastric region,the source of the pain is most likely to be a disorder involving the:

How are the thoracic and abdominal cavities separated?

In anatomic terminology,posterior means toward the:

Caudal is defined as toward the ____.

What is the largest organelle,responsible for cell reproduction and control of other organelles?

What are tissues that cover the outside of the body and some internal structures?

The nurse explains that ___________are small saclike structures inside the cell that digest compounds that have invaded the cell.

The four phases of cell division all occur in:

The anatomic structure that is not in the thoracic cavity is/are the _____.

____ explains the processes and functions of many structures of the body and how they interact with one another.

Active transport in the movement of ions and other water-soluble particles across cell membranes requires that the body uses its:

What are the thin sheets of tissue that lubricate and line the body surfaces that open to the outside environment?

What is the term for the passage of water containing dissolved materials through a membrane as the result of a greater mechanical force on one side?

What are the smallest living components in our body?

The nurse clarifies that the three functions of epithelial tissue are protection,___________,and secretion.

Telophase is which phase of cell reproduction during mitosis?