This patient is preparing to have two radiographic (x-ray) images taken. In the top picture, the x-ray beam will travel in the ______ direction; in the bottom picture, it will move through the patient in the ______ direction.

A change in the structure and orientation of cells, characterized by a loss of differentiation and reversal to a more primitive form, is called _____.

The function of _____ tissue is support and protection.

Radiotherapy uses _____ to treat _____.

The umbilicus is located in the _____ region.

Which imaging modality produces detailed images of cross sections of tissue as though cuts had been made?

Mr. Thayer has an internal infection that has spread to the membrane lining the abdominal cavity, which enfolds its internal organs. His infection has spread to his ______.

The _____ cavity contains the cranial and spinal cavities.

The combining form that means poison:

The ______ is a dome-shaped partition that functions in respiration.