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24 Cards in this Set
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Anatomical Position
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A body posture with the body erect, the face forward, the arms at the sides with the palms facing forward, and the toes pointing straight ahead
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Relative Positions
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Terms of relative position are used to decribe the location of one body part with respect to another
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Surperior
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meaning a part is above another part, or closed to the head. (The thoracic cavity is ??? to the abdominopelvic cavity.)
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Inferior
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Means a part is below anouther part, or toward the feet. (The neck is ??? to the head.)
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Anterior (or Ventral)
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Means towards the front. (The eyes are ??? to the brain.)
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Posterior (or Dordal)
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Is the opposite of anterior; it means toward the back. (The pharynx is ??? to the oral cavity.)
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Medial
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Relates to an imaginary midline dividing the body into equal right and left haves. A part is medial if it is closer to this line than anouther part. (The nose is ??? to the eyes)
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Lateral
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Means towards the side with respect to the imaginary midline. (The ears are ??? to the eyes.)
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Ipsilateral
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Pertains to the same side (the spleen and the descending colon are ??? )
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Contralateral
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Refers to the opposite side (the spleen and the gallbladder are ??? )
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Proximal
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Describes a part that is closer to the trunk of the body or closer to another specified point of reference than anouther part. (The elbow is ??? to the wrist.)
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Distal
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Is the opposite of proximal. Means particular body part is farther from the trunk or farther from another specified point of reference than anouther part (The fingers are ??? to the wrist.)
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Superficial
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Means situated near the surface. (The epidermis is the ??? layer of skin.)
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Peripheral
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Also means outward or near the surface. It describes the location of certain blood vessels and nerves.
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Deep
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Describes parts that are more internal
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Mid Sagittal or median plane
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Refers to a lengthwise cut that divides the body into right and left portions
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Transverse or Horizontal
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Refers to a cut that divides the body into superior and inferior portions
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Coronal or Frontal plane
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Refers to a section that divides the body into anterior and posterior portions.
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Epigastric Region
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The upper middle portion
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Left and Right Hypchondriac Regions
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On each side of the epigastric region
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Umbilical Region
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The central portion
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Left and Right Lumbar Regions
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On each side of the umbilical region
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Hypogastric Region
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The lower middle portion
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Left and Right Iliac (or inguinal) Region
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On each side of the hypogastric region
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