1. Which plane of section would divide the body into anterior and posterior portions?
a) horizontal
b) midsagittal
c) transverse
d) coronal
2. Pain in the left upper abdominopelvic quadrant might more precisely be emanating from which of the following?
a) gall bladder
b) left iliac region
c) left hypochondriac region
d) vermiform appendix
3. Which statement is false regarding the mediastinum?
a) it differs in composition from the pericardial and pleural cavities
b) it is a space completely separate from the pericardial cavity
c) it comprises the space between the right and left lungs
d) it contains the trachea, esophagus, heart and major vessels
4. The maintenance of relatively stable conditions within the body, vital to life, is called what?
a) metabolism
b) catology
c) embryology
d) homeostasis
5. Which body cavitiy has a flat muscular sheet as its superior wall?
a) thoracic
b) abdominal
c) dorsal
d) ventral
6. Which pari of directional terms would always describe movement along a sagittal plane?
a) proximal, distal
b) anterior, posterior
c) inferior, medial
d) medial, lateral
7. Which organ systems function to control other organ systems?
a) reproductive and urinary
b) integumentary and skeletal
c) nervous and endocrine
d) cardiovascular and muscular
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