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15 Cards in this Set
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section
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cut on the body used to look at internal structures
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plane
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an imaginary line where sections are made
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sagittal section
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dividing the body into right and left parts
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midsagittal (median section)
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dividing the body into equal right and left parts
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frontal section (coronal section)
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dividing the body into anterior and posterior parts
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transverse section(cross section)
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dividing the body into superior and inferior parts
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dorsal body cavity
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(backside) includes the cranial and spinal cavities
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umbilical region
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the centermost region, deep to and surrounding the umbilicus (navel)
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cranial cavity
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part of the dorsal body cavity, is the space inside the bony skull
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spinal cavity
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extends from the cranial cavity nearly to the end of the vertebral column
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ventral body cavity
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(front) larger than the dorsal body cavity, contains all the structures within the chest and abdomen
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thoracic cavity
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is separated from the rest of the ventral cavity by a dome-shaped muscle, contains lungs, heart)
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diaphragm
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the dome-shaped muscle separating the thoracic cavit from the rest of the ventral cavity
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abdominopelvic cavity
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the cavity inferior to the diaphragm
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abdominal cavity
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a subdivison of the abdominopelvic cavity
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