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29 Cards in this Set
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Body is assumed to be standing, the feet together, the arms to the side, and the head and eyes and palms of the hands facing forwards
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Anatomical Position
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the study of body stucture
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anatomy
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the study of body function
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physiology
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flat surface formed when slicing through a solid object
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plane
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imaginary line drawn down the center of the body, making left and right halves
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midline
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to the side, away from the midline of the body
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lateral
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both sides
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bilateral
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line drawn verticfally from the middle of the armpit to the ankle
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mid-axillary
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the front of the body or part
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anterior
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the back of the body or part
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posterior
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synonym for anterior also meaning front of the body
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ventral
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synonym for posterior, also meaning back of the body
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dorsal
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toward the head
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superior
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away from the head
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inferior
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closer to the torso
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proximal
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farther away from the torso
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distal
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trunk of the body without head and extremities
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torso
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palm of the hand
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palmar
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sole of the foot
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plantar
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RUQ
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right upper quadrant
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LUQ
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left upper quadrant
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RLQ
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right lower quadrant
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LLQ
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left lower quadrant
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the line through the center of the clavicle
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mid-clavicular line
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lying on the back
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supine
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lying face down
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prone
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lying on the side, also called lateral recumbent position
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recovery position
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sitting position
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fowlers position
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position in which patients feet and legs are higher than the head, also called shock position
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trendeleburg position
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