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14 Cards in this Set
- Front
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Anatomical Position
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"standing at attention", palms forward, thumbs away from the body
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Axial part of the body
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Head, neck and trunk
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Appendicular part of the body
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Includes the limbs
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Sagittal Plane
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Divides the body into left and right parts
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Frontal Plane
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Divides the body into anterior and posterior parts
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Transverse Plane
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Divides the body into superior and inferior parts
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Inferior (caudal)
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Away from the head, toward the lower part of the body
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Anterior (ventral)
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Front of the body
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Posterior (dorsal)
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Back side of the body
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Proximal
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Closer to the trunk of the body where the limbs are attached
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Superficial
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Toward the surface
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Deep
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Internal, away from the surface of the body
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Dorsal body cavity
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Includes the cranial cavity and the spinal cavity
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Ventral Body Cavity
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Includes the thoracic (chest) cavity and the abdominopelvic cavity (stomach area)
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