Body Cavities
Cells
Vocabulary
Root Words
Patient Positioning
100

They eyes can be found in this body cavity.

What is the orbital cavity?

100

This is the smallest living unit of the human body.

What is a cell?

100

This word is used to describe the normal functions of living organisms.

What is physiology?

100

This root word means appendix.

What is append/o?

100

This position is when the patient is laying flat on their back.

What is supine?

200

This body cavity contains the brain.

What is the cranial cavity?

200

This organelle acts as the packaging and shipping plant of the cell. It packages and releases material secreted by the cell for external use.

What is the Golgi apparatus?

200

This word is used to describe the structural organization of living things.

What is anatomy?

200

This root word means bladder.

What is cyst/o?

200

This positioned is used for rectal exams and rectal temperatures.

What is the left lateral position?

300

Cavities located on the front of the body are called this.

What are ventral cavities?

300

This organelle is known as the power plant of the cell. It converts nutrients into energy for the cell/body to use.

What is the mitochondria?

300

This word is used to describe the functional changes that can occur due to a disease.

What is pathophysiology?

300

This root word means liver.

What is hepat/o?
300

This patient position is used for a pap smear exam?

What is lithotomy?

400

The heart is located specifically in this cavity.

What is the mediastinum?

400

This organelle of the cell is the control center of the cell. It regulates activity and houses genetic material.

What is the nucleus?

400

The coronal view divides the body into these sections.

What is anterior and posterior?

400

This root word means gallbladder?

What is cholecyst/o?

400

The patient is having an EKG done and becomes orthopneic. The MA knows to put the patient in this position.

What is the semi-Fowler's position?

500

The fallopian tubes are located in this body cavity.

What is the pelvic cavity?

500

This organelle of the cell synthesizes proteins for both internal and external use.

What are ribosomes?

500

The axial view divides the body into these sections.

What are superior and inferior sections?

500

This root word means gland.

What is aden/o?

500

This position is when the patient is lying flat on the back with their knees bent and feet flat on the exam table. 

What is the dorsal recumbent position?

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