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69 Cards in this Set
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Superior
(cranial or cephalad) |
Toward the head and or upper part of a structure or the body; above
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Inferior
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Away from the head end of toward the lower part of a structure or the body; below
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Anterior
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Toward or at the front of the body; in front of
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Posterior
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Toward or at the backside of the body; behind
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Medial
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Toward or at the midline of the body; on the outer side of
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Lateral
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Away from the midline of the body; on the outer side of
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Intermediate
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Between a more medial and a more lateral structure
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Proximal
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Close to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
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Distal
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Farther from the origin of a body part of the point of atachment of a limb to the body trunk
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Superficial
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Toward or at the body surface
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Deep
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Away from the body surface; more internal
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Abdominal
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Anterior body trunk inferior to ribs
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Acromial
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Point of shoulder
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Antecubital
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Anterior surface of elbow
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Axillary
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Armpit
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Brachial
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Arm
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Buccal
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Cheek area
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Carpal
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Wrist
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Cervical
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Neck region
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Coxal
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Hip
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Crural
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Leg
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Digital
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Fingers; Toes
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Femoral
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Theigh
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Fibular
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Lateral part of leg
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Inguinal
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Area where theigh meets body trunk; Groin
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Nasal
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Nose area
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Oral
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Mouth
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Orbital
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Eye area
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Patellar
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Anterior knee
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Pelvic
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Area overlying the pelvis anteriorly
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Pubic
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Genital region
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Sternal
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Breastbone area
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Tarsal
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Ankle region
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Thoracic
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Chest
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Umbilical
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Naval
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Cephalic
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Head
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Deltoid
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Curve of sholder formed by large deltoid muscle
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Gluteal
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Buttock
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Lumbar
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Area of back between ribs and hips
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Occipital
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Posterior surface of head
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Popliteal
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Posterior knee area
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Sacral
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Area between hips
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Scapular
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Shoulder blade region
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Sural
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The posterior surface of lower leg; the calf
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Vertebral
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Area of spine
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section
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cut
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plane
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imaginary line
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sagittal section
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a cut made along the lengthise, or longitudinal plane of the body, dividing the body into left and right parts.
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midsagital/median section
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a cut made along the median plane of the body and the right and left parts are equal in size.
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frontal section/coronal section
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a cut made along lengthwise planethat divides the body (or an organ) into anterior and posterior parts.
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transverse section / cross sectoin
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a cut made along a horizontal plane, dividing the body or organ into superior and inferior parts.
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dorsal body cavity
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the backside of the body
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cranial cavity
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the space insdie the bony skull
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spinal cavity
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cavity that extends from the cranial cavity nearly to the end of the vertebral column
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ventral body cavity
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the frontside of the body
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thoracic cavity
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cavity seperated from the rest of the ventral cavity by the diaphragm
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diaphragm
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dome-shaped muscle in the thoracic cavity
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abdominopelvic cavity
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the cavity inferior to the diaphragm
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pelvic cavity
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cavity superior to the abdominal cavity that includes the reproductive organs, bladder, and the rectum
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umbilical region
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the centermost region, deep to and surrounding the umbilicus (navel)
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epigastric region
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region that is located superior to the umbilical region
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hypogastric (pubic) region
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region inferior to the umbilical region.
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right and left iliac /
inguinal regions |
regions that are lateral to the hypogastric region
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right and left lumbar regions
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regions that lie lateral to the umbilical region
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right and left hypochondriac regions
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regions that flank the epigastric region and contain the lower ribs
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right upper quadrant
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upper right section of the stomach
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left upper quadrant
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upper left section of the stomach
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right lower quadrant
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lower right section of the stomach
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left lower quadrant
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lower left section of the stomach
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