The plural form of the singular noun thrombus is ________.

The plural form of the singular noun thrombus is ________.
 
  A) thrombuses
  B) thrombae
  C) thrombi
  D) thrombosis

QUESTION 2

During inhalation, the ________ muscles between the ribs pull the ribs up and out.
 
  A) diaphragm
  B) intercostal
  C) phrenic
  D) pleura

QUESTION 3

Two regions on the abdomen are the left and right hypochondriac regions. The combining form chondr/o- means ________.
 
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QUESTION 4

When 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 5

The structure that is between two vertebrae and is in the shape of a disk is called a/an ________ disk.
 
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QUESTION 6

The ________, 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 7

The combining form son/o- means ________.
 
  A) point of light
  B) sonar
  C) quantity or amount
  D) sound

QUESTION 8

The 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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