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32 Cards in this Set
- Front
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Anatomy
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Study of body structure
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Physiology
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Study of body function
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Cytology
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Study of cells
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Histology
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Study of tissue
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Embryology
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Study of development
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Pathology
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Study of diseased tissue. (disease)
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Gross anatomy
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Study of large (visible to unaided eye) structure.
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Microscopic anatomy
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Study of small (requires magnification) structures.
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Surface anatamy
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Study of the body from the outside
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Cephalic
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Top of head
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Superior
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Towards top of head
i.e: your nose is superior to mouth. |
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Caudal
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End of tail
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Inferior
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towards soles of feet
i.e: your mouth is inferior to nose. |
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Body Axis
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Top of head to groin
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Medial axis
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Main superior-inferior axis through the midline
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Ventral/Anterior
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Front, belly
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Dorsal/posterior
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Back
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Lateral
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To the side
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Medial
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towards the middle
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Proximal
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Towards the trunk. Limbs/appendages
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Distal
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Away from trunk
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Dorsum/Palmar
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Back and front of hand
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Dorsum/Plantar
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Top and sole of foot
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Supine
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laying face up
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Prone
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laying face down
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Superficial
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Surface
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Deep
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below the surface
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Transverse
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Cut perpendicular, at right angle to the body axis
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Midsagittal
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Cut along body axis, left and right mirror images
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parasagittal
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Cut parallel to midsagittal
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Frontal/Coronal
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Cut along body axis separating front and back
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Body regions
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Right hypochondriac|Epigastric|Left hypochondriac
Right lumbar | Umbilical |Left lumbar Right iliac | hypogastric | left iliac |
