Visceral peritoneum refers to the membrane that covers the organs within the abdominal cavity.
The smallest living units of structure and function in the body are:
molecules
cells
organelles
atoms
Humans have similar right and left sides of the body, at least superficially. This is an example of:
anatomical position
anterior symmetry
ipsilateral position
bilateral symmetry
A plane through the body that would divide the body into right and left sides is called:
sagittal
frontal
coronal
transverse
Two major cavities of the human body are:
ventral/dorsal
inferior/superior
visceral/parietal
axial/appendicular
From smallest to largest, the levels of organization of the body are:
organism, chemical, tissue, cellular, organ, system, organelle
chemical, microscopic, cellular, tissue, organ, system, organism
organism, system, organ, tissue, cellular, organelle, chemical
chemical, organelle, cellular, tissue, organ, system, organism
When many similar cells specialize to perform a certain function, it is referred to as:
tissue
organelle
organ system complex
organism
A frontal section divides the body into
upper and lower portions
right and left portions
front and back portions
Shivering to try to raise your body temperature back to normal would be an example of:
the body trying to maintain homeostasis
a positive feedback mechanism
a negative feedback mechanism
Ventral and posterior are synonymous terms
