Chapter 2 Review

3. _______ plane. divides the body into left and right portions.
6. located in the back portion
9. space below the chest that contains the stomach, liver, intestines, and gallbladder
12. flexible, fibrous connective tissue found in the nose, ears, voice box, and windpipe chiefly attached to bones at joints.
13. _____ system. Produces urine and sends it out of the body.
15. One of two tubes that lead from the kidney to the bladder.
16. a tube that carries urine from the urinary bladder to outside of the body.
19. _________ cavity. Space above the abdomen that contains the heart.
21. pertaining to the lateral regions of the upper abdomen beneath the lower ribs
25. a backbone
26. ________ system is the organs that produce the cells that join to form the embryo.
29. pad of cartilage that is between each backbone

1. The muscular organ in females that holds the fetus and provides nourishment for it.
2. muscle that divides the chest from the abdomen.
4. __________ cavity. space in the back that contains the spinal cord and is surrounded by the backbones
5. ___________ system. brings food into the body and breaks it down in preparation for absorption
7. two organs in the female abdomen that produce egg cells and female hormones.
8. _________ system composed of glands; sends chemical messengers called hormones into the blood to act on other glands and organs
10. _______ system. Carries blood throughout the body; heart, blood, vessels.
11. the space between the lungs in the chest.
14. _________ system. System that transmits electrical impulses throughout the body. Contains the brain, spinal cord, and nerves.
17. triangular bones in the lower back, below the lumbar bones formed by five fused bones
18. ________ system. supports body and helps it to move.
19. plane that divides the body into upper and lower portions.
20. ________ system. controls breathing and allows air to enter and exit the body.
22. _______ cavity. space contained within the hip bones and the lower part of the backbone.
23. pertaining to the side
24. ________ plane. Plane that divides the body into front and back portions.
27. membrane that surrounds the abdomen and holds the abdominal organs in place
28. ______ cavity. space surrounded by the skull and containing the brain