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39 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Superior
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above
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inferior
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below
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anterior
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before/ front
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posterior
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following/ behind
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cranial
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skull/ anterior
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caudal
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tail/ posterior
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dorsal
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back
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ventral
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belly
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proximal
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nearest
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distal
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to stand apart
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Medial
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middle
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lateral
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side
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sagittal sections
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divides the body into right and left sides
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frontal sections
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divides the body into front and back
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transverse sections
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divides the body perpendicular to the long axis, and is parallel to the ground
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trunk
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subdivided into 2 pectoral regions, 2 groin, and the abdominal regions
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upper chest
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pectoral or mammary
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anterior trunk region
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abdominal
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Groin
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depressed region of where the thigh meets the abdomen
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costal
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region of trunk covering the ribs
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the lower back or loin
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the region between the ribs and the hips
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rounded eminences of the rump formed by the gluteal muscles
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buttocks or gluteal region
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the side of trunk that adjoins the lumbar region
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flank
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armpit region that is between the trunk and the arm
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axilla
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upper arm
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brachium
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forearm (between the elbow and wrist)
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antebrachium
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elbow area on the posterior surrface
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cubital
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opposite side of the elbow
also entire surface of the antebrachium can be referred as this |
antecubital area
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upper portion of the leg
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thigh
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lower fleshy posterior portion
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calf
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how many quadrants is the abdominal surface divided into?
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9
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transpyloric plane
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upper horizontal plane which would pass through the lower portion of the stomach
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transtubercular plane
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other horizontal plane which touches the top surface of the hip bones
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right lateral plane and the left lareral plane
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two vertical planes that are approx. halfway between the midsagittal plane and the crest of the hips
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the umbililcal region
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lies in the center. it includes the naval and is bordered by the 2 horizontal and the 2 vertical planes
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the epigastric region
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right above the umbilical region and covers the stomach
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the hypogastric region
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below the umbilical region
is also called the pubic area |
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on each side of the epigastric region is the
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right and left hypochondriac region
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beneath the the hypochondriac region is
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right and left lumbar area
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