Deck 4: The Human Body: An Orientation

Question 1

RUQ stands for: ____________.

Answer 1

right upper quadrant

Question 2

Movement including contracting and relaxing is performed by _________ tissue.

Answer 2

muscle

Question 3

The brain is contained within the ____________ cavity.

Answer 3

cranial

Question 4

Lying on the spine facing upward is the ___________ position.

Question 5

The ___________ system is responsible for sending and receiving messages from the sensory organs.

Question 6

Cells do not include which of the following?

A) cell membrane
B) nucleus
C) cytoplasm
D) cystoplasm

Question 7

The system that secretes hormones is the

A) endocrine system.
B) cardiovascular system.
C) lymphatic system.
D) immune system.

Question 8

The stomach is _______ to the large intestine.

A) Distal
B) Proximal
C) Inferior
D) Superior

Question 9

The term pertaining to the navel is

A) hypochondriac.
B) epigastric.
C) umbilical.
D) iliac.

Question 10

The urinary system would NOT include which of the following?

A) Kidneys
B) Ureters
C) Liver
D) Bladder

Question 11

The body system that secretes hormones to regulate the body's activities is the

A) sensory
B) cardiovascular
C) lymphatic
D) endocrine

Question 12

Which of the following anatomical regions of abdomen lies just distal to the sternum?

A) Epigastric
B) Hypochondriac
C) Hypogastric
D) Lumbar

Question 13

The area above the stomach is called:

A) epigastrick
B) epigastric
C) hypogastrick
D) hypogastric

Question 14

The term for the area around the navel is:

A) umbilikal
B) umilicale
C) umbilical
D) ummbilikal

Question 15

The system that breaks down food is known as the _______ system.

A) Endocrine
B) Respiratory
C) Digestive
D) Cardiovascular

Question 16

The hip bone joins the ____________ end of the thighbone.

A) Proximal
B) Distal
C) Lateral
D) Medial

Question 17

Messages are transmitted by ____________ tissue.

A) Muscle
B) Nerve
C) Epithelial
D) Connective

Question 18

The major cavity in the front of the body is the _________ cavity.

A) Ventral
B) Dorsal
C) Thoracic
D) Abdominal

Question 19

The major cavity in the back of the body is the ________ cavity.

A) Ventral
B) Dorsal
C) Thoracic
D) Abdominal

Question 20

The client has a superficial cut on her finger. The health care provider understands this is ____________.

A) Deep
B) Near the surface
C) On the side of the finger
D) On the back of the finger

Question 21

The nurse identifies the patient's appendix may be inflamed if the patient is having pain in which quadrant?

A) Right upper
B) Right lower
C) Left upper
D) Left lower