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Test Yourself (Text Version)
- The smallest unit of any of these pure substances (elements) is a(n) _________ [Blank 1].
- Cell
- Atom
- Organ
- Describes a position closer to the surface of the body.
- Superficial
- Anterior
- Superior
- The plane that divides the body or organ horizontally into upper and lower portions is called the ________ [Blank 2].
- Sagittal Plane
- Transverse Plane
- Frontal Place
- The cavity that includes the cranial cavity and spinal cavity is called the _________ [Blank 3].
- Posterior cavity
- Anterior cavity
- Ventral Cavity
- The name of the layer of the membrane that covers the organs is the ________ [Blank 4].
- Serous layer
- Visceral layer
- Parietal layer
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Activity source: Medical language with the Context of Anatomy and Physiology Reinforcement Activity by Tiffany Hunt, licensed under CC BY 4.0./Text version added.
Attribution
Except where otherwise noted, this chapter is adapted from “Medical Language Within the Context of Anatomy and Physiology” in Building a Medical Terminology Foundation by Kimberlee Carter and Marie Rutherford licensed under CC BY 4.0. / A derivative of Betts et al., which can be accessed for free from Anatomy and Physiology (OpenStax). Adaptations: dividing Medical Language Within the Context of Anatomy and Physiology chapter content into sub-chapters.
- 1. Atom, 2. Superficial, 3. Transverse plane, 4. Posterior cavity, 5. Visceral layer ↵