Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. The word “dissection” is derived from two Greek words that mean “a cutting up.”
2. The cell is the smallest living structural unit of the body.
3. An organ is defined as a group of several types of cells working together to perform a specific function.
4. The reference position for the directional terms of the body is called the anatomical position.
5. The prone position is a position in which the body is lying face down.


1. FALSE
2. TRUE
3. FALSE
4. TRUE
5. TRUE

Anatomy & Physiology

You might also like to view...

The pharynx is more commonly known as the _____.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Anatomy & Physiology

The interconnecting struts and plates found in spongy bone are called

A) osteons. B) trabeculae. C) concentric lamellae. D) interstitial lamellae. E) lacunae.

Anatomy & Physiology

If you are looking at the back of your hand and bend your wrist backward to admire a new ring, which of the following actions are you performing?

A. Dorsiflexing your hand B. Hyperextending your wrist C. Extending your wrist D. Flexing your wrist E. Adducting your wrist

Anatomy & Physiology

The bundle of projection tracts that passes between the cerebral nuclei and the thalamus is the ________ capsule

Fill in the blank with correct word.

Anatomy & Physiology