The plural form of the singular noun thrombus is ________.
A) thrombuses
B) thrombae
C) thrombi
D) thrombosis
QUESTION 2During inhalation, the ________ muscles between the ribs pull the ribs up and out.
A) diaphragm
B) intercostal
C) phrenic
D) pleura
QUESTION 3Two regions on the abdomen are the left and right hypochondriac regions. The combining form chondr/o- means ________.
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QUESTION 4When the body experiences a significant blood loss, the ________ produces the hormone erythropoietin to stimulate the production of red blood cells.
A) bone marrow
B) kidney
C) spleen
D) thymus
QUESTION 5The structure that is between two vertebrae and is in the shape of a disk is called a/an ________ disk.
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QUESTION 6The ________, a sheet of skeletal muscle that lies along the inferior border of the thoracic cavity, is active during breathing.
A) diaphragm
B) hilum
C) mediastinum
D) parenchyma
QUESTION 7The combining form son/o- means ________.
A) point of light
B) sonar
C) quantity or amount
D) sound
QUESTION 8The cavity that contains the stomach and intestines and the cavity that contains the hip bones are often referred to as the ________ cavity because they form one continuous cavity that has no dividing structure in it.
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