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25 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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the front
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Anterior
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belly side
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Ventral
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the back/behind
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Posterior
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the back (belly side)
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Dorsal
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Toward the head
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Cranial
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Above/ Higer level
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Superior
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Toward tail
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Caudal
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Below/ at lower level
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Inferior
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Toward midline
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Medial
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Away from midline
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Lateral
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Toward/nearer to attached base
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Proximal
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Away/farther to attached base
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Distal
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at/near/close to body surface
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superficial
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toward interior of the body/farther from surface
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Deep
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Seperates right and left portions
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Sagittal
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divides body in half (passes through midline)
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midsagittal
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seperates anterior and posterior
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Frontal/Coronal
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contains organs of respitory, cardiovascular, digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems
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Ventral body cavity
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Surrounds lungs
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Pleural Cavity
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Seperates pleural cavities
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Mediastinum
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Surrounds heart
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Pericardial cavity
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Contains digestive glands and organs
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Abdominal cavity
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Contains urinary, reproductive, and last parts of digestive organs
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pelvic cavity
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Cavity in anterior portion of stomach area
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peritoneal cavity
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Large cavity containing pleural and pericardial cavities
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Thoracic cavity
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