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33 Cards in this Set
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anatomical position |
person standing erectwith face and palms forward |
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supine |
laying face up/above |
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cephalic |
towards the head. supine |
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inferior |
down/below |
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caudal |
towards the tail. inferior |
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anterior |
front of body |
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ventral |
belly. anterior |
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posterior |
back of the body |
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dorsal |
back. posterior |
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medial |
toward the midline |
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lateral |
away from the midline |
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ipsilateral |
on the same side of the body |
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contralateral |
on the opposite side of the body |
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proximal |
nearest point of attachment |
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distal |
farthest/distant from point of attachment |
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superficial |
structureclose to the body |
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deep |
toward the interior of the body |
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sagittal plane |
runs vertically and separates body into right and left. mid-equal parts para-unequal parts |
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transverse |
runs horizontally and separates body into superior and inferior positions |
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frontal |
runs vertivally and separates body ino anterior and posterior parts |
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upper limbs |
upper arm, forearm, wrist, hand |
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lower limbs |
thigh, lower leg, ankle, foot |
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central |
head, trunk, neck |
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trunk |
thoracic, abdomen, pelvis |
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thoracic cavity |
heart, lungs, thymus gland, esophagus, trachea |
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mediastrinum |
divides thoracic cavity into right and left |
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abdominal cavity |
stomach, intestines, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys |
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pelvic cavity |
urinary bladder, reproductive organs, part of large intestine |
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pericardial |
around heart |
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pleural |
around lungs |
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peritoneal |
around abdominopelvic cavity |
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visceral membrane |
covers the membrane |
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parietal membrane |
lines/attaches to the body/cavity wall |
