Body Cavities
They eyes can be found in this body cavity.
What is the orbital cavity?
This is the smallest living unit of the human body.
What is a cell?
This word is used to describe the normal functions of living organisms.
What is physiology?
This root word means appendix.
What is append/o?
This position is when the patient is laying flat on their back.
What is supine?
This body cavity contains the brain.
What is the cranial cavity?
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?
This word is used to describe the structural organization of living things.
What is anatomy?
This root word means bladder.
What is cyst/o?
This positioned is used for rectal exams and rectal temperatures.
What is the left lateral position?
Cavities located on the front of the body are called this.
What are ventral cavities?
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?
This word is used to describe the functional changes that can occur due to a disease.
What is pathophysiology?
This root word means liver.
This patient position is used for a pap smear exam?
What is lithotomy?
The heart is located specifically in this cavity.
What is the mediastinum?
This organelle of the cell is the control center of the cell. It regulates activity and houses genetic material.
What is the nucleus?
The coronal view divides the body into these sections.
What is anterior and posterior?
This root word means gallbladder?
What is cholecyst/o?
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?
The fallopian tubes are located in this body cavity.
What is the pelvic cavity?
This organelle of the cell synthesizes proteins for both internal and external use.
What are ribosomes?
The axial view divides the body into these sections.
What are superior and inferior sections?
This root word means gland.
What is aden/o?
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?