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63 Cards in this Set
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Superior (cranial or Cephalad)
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Toward the head end or upper par of a sructure or the body; above
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inferior
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Away form the head end or toward the lower part of a structure or the body;below
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Anterior (Vental)
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Toward or at the front of the body; in front of
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Posterior (dorsal)
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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 inner side of
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Lateral
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Away from the midline of the body; on the inner 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 or the point of attachment 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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abdonminal
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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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thigh
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fibular
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lateral part of leg
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inguinal
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are where thigh 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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are overlying the pelvis anteriorly
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Pubic
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genital region
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sternal
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brestbone 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 shoulder formed by large deltoid muscle
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gluteal
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buttock
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lumbar
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are 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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scrpular
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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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Sagittal Section
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is a cut made along the lengthwise plane of the body dividing the body into right and left parts.
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Midsagittal or median section
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if the cut is made down the middle
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Frontal section
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is a cut made along a lengthwise plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior parts a.k.a.the coronal ection.
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dorsal body cavity
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has two subdivisions which are continuous with each other.
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Transverse section
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is a cut made along a horizontal plane, dividing the body or organ into superior and inferior parts a.k.a. a cross section
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cranial cavity
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is the space inside the bony skull
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spinal cavity
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extends from the cranial cavity nearly to the end of the vertebral column.
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ventral body cavity
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is much larger than the dorsal cavity. it contains the structures within the chest and abdomen
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thoracic cavity
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is separated from the rest of the ventral body cavity by a dome-shaped muscle, the diaphragm.
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abdominopelvic cavity
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hold the abdominal and pelvic cavities.
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abdomial cavity
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contains stomache, liver, intestines, and other organs/inferior to the pelvic cavity
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pelvic cavity
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contains reproductive organs, bladder and rectum
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umbilical region
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is the centermost region, deep to and surrounding the umbilicus (navel)
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epigastric region
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is located superior to the umbilical region
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hypogastric (pubic) region
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is inferioe to the umbilical region (hypo=below)
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right and left iliac or inguinal regions
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are lateral to the hypogastric region (iliac=superior part of the hip bone.)
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right and left lumbar regions
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lie lateral to the umbilical region (lumbus=loin.)
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right and left hypochondriac regions
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flank the epigastric region and contain the lower ribs.
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