Anatomy/Physiology Midterm Review

The membrane that covers the organs within the pericardial cavity is called:

• parietal peritoneum
• parietal pericardium
• visceral peritoneum
• visceral pericardium

The membrane that lines the walls of the abdominopelvic cavity is called

• parietal pericardial 
• parietal peritoneum
• visceral pericardial
• visceral peritoneum

This cavity contains the pericardial cavity and pleural cavities?

• pelvic
• thoracic
• abdominal
• cranial

Another word for front is

• ventral
• posterior
• dorsal
• sagital

My nose is ______________ to my shoulders

• inferior
• superior

A __________________ plane divides the body into upper and lower.

• sagittal
• frontal
• transverse
• oblique

What organ does the cranial cavity contain?

• Skull
• Brain
• Cranium
• Spinal Cord

Body parts that are away from the midsagittal or median plane are called?

• Lateral
• Medial
• Proximal
• Distal

What is another word that can be used to describe "homeostasis"?

• STABLE
• EQUAL
• COMPLETE
• CORRECT

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Humans have ___ for body temperature, blood glucose concentrations, electrolyte concentrations, pH levels, tendon tension and variables.

• positive feedback mechanisms
• set points
• a wide internal range
• no regulation

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3