The two major divisions of the ventral body cavity are the

A) pelvic and thoracic.
B) cranial and sacral.
C) lateral and medial.
D) thoracic and abdominopelvic.
E) dorsal and ventral.


Answer: D

Anatomy & Physiology

You might also like to view...

A _______ is a joint formed where a bony socket meets a cone-shaped bony

process. Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Anatomy & Physiology

The lymphocyte is a granulocyte

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Anatomy & Physiology

Define protein deficiency disease, and cite an example

A) Protein deficiency diseases are nutritional disorders resulting from a lack of one or more essential amino acids and PKU is an example. B) Protein deficiency diseases are nutritional disorders resulting from a lack of one or more non-essential amino acids and PKU is an example. C) Protein deficiency diseases are nutritional disorders resulting from a lack of one or more essential amino acids and gout is an example. D) Protein deficiency diseases are nutritional disorders resulting from a lack of one or more essential amino acids and ketoacidosis is an example. E) Protein deficiency diseases are nutritional disorders resulting from a lack of one or more essential amino acids and kwashiorkor is an example.

Anatomy & Physiology

Which of the following statements regarding the precision of locating a somatic stimulus is FALSE?

A. The precision is greater in areas of the body that have small, overlapping receptive fields than in areas with large, nonoverlapping receptive fields. B. Convergence of afferent neurons onto common ascending pathways increases acuity. C. The precision is greater in the lips and fingers than on the back. D. The precision is greater for the skin than for the internal organs. E. Lateral inhibition of parallel afferent pathways increases the precision of locating a stimulus.

Anatomy & Physiology