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77 Cards in this Set
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ANATOMICAL POSITION
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Human body is erect with the feet only slightly apart, head and toes pointed forward and arms hanging at the sides with palms facing forward
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ABDOMINAL
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Anterior body trunk region inferior to the ribs
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ANTEBRACHIAL
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Pertaining to the FOREARM
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ANTECUBITAL
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Pertaining to the ANTERIOR SURFACE OF THE ELBOW
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AXILLARY
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Pertaining to the ARMPIT
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BRACHIAL
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Pertaining to the ARM
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BUCCAL
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Pertaining to the Cheek
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CARPAL
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Pertaining to the WRIST
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CERVICAL
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Pertaining to the NECK REGION
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COXAL
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Pertaining to the HIP
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CRURAL
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Pertaining to the LEG
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DIGITAL
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Pertaining to the FINGERS OR TOES
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FEMORAL
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Pertaining to the THIGH
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FRONTAL
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Pertaining to the FOREHEAD
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HALLUX
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Pertaining to the GREAT TOE
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INGUINAL
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Pertaining to the GROIN
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MAMMARY
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Pertaining to the BREAST
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MENTAL
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Pertaining to the CHIN
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NASAL
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Pertaining to the NOSE
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ORAL
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Pertaining to the MOUTH
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ORBITAL
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Pertaining to the BONY EYE SOCKET (ORBIT)
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PALMAR
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Pertaining to the PALM OF THE HAND
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PATELLAR
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Pertaining to the ANTERIOR KNEE (KNEECAP) REGION
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PEDAL
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Pertaining to the FOOT (PEDS, PODEA)
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PELVIC
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Pertaining to the PELVIS REGION
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FIBULAR (PERONEAL)
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Pertaining to the SIDE OF THE LEG (LATERAL)
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POLLEX
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Pertaining to the THUMB
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PUBIC
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Pertaining to the GENITAL REGION
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STERNAL
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Pertaining to the REGION OF THE BREASTBONE
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TARSAL
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Pertaining to the ANKLE
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THORACIE
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Pertaining to the CHEST
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UMBILICAL
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Pertaining to the NAVEL
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ACROMIAL
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Pertaining to the POINT OF THE SHOULDER
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BRACHIAL
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Pertaining to the ARM
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CALCANEAL
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Pertaining to the HEEL OF THE FOOT
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CEPHALIE
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Pertaining to the HEAD
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DORSUM
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Pertaining to the BACK
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FEMORAL
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Pertaining to the THIGH (FEMOR)
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GLUTEAL
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Pertaining to the BUTTOCKS OR RUMP
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LUMBAR
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Pertaining to the AREA OF THE BACK BETWEEN THE RIBS AND HIPS; THE LOIN
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MANUS
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Pertaining to the HAND (NOT WRIST)
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OCCIPITAL
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Pertaining to the POSTERIOR ASPECT OF THE HEAD OR BASE OF THE SKULL
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OLEERANAL
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Pertaining to the POSTERIOR ASPECT OF THE HEAD OR BASE OF THE SKULL
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OLEERANAL
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Pertaining to the POSTERIOR ASPECT OF THE ELBOE (TOP OF ELBOW)
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OTIE
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Pertaining to the EAR
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PERINEAL
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Pertaining to the REGION BETWEEN THE ANUS AND EXTERNAL GENITALIA
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PLANTAR
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Pertaining to the SOLE OF THE FOOT (BOTTOM)
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POPLITEAL
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Pertaining to the BACK OF THE KNEE (BACK)
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SACRAL
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Pertaining to the REGION BETWEEN THE HIPS (OVERLYING THE SACRUM)
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SEAPULAR
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Pertaining to the SCAPULA OR SHOULDER BLADE AREA
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SURAL
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Pertaining to the CALF OR POSTERIOR SURFACE OF THE LEG
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VERTEBRAL
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Pertaining to the AREA OF THE SPINAL COLUMN
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SUPERIOR/INFERIOR
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(SUPERIOR STUCTURES - ABOVE) (INFERIOR STRUCTURES - BELOW)
example: Nose is superior to the mouth |
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ANTERIOR/POSTERIOR
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ANTERIOR STRUCTURES - FORWARD
POSTERIOR STRUCTURES - BACK example: Spine is 'posterior' to the heart |
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Medial/Lateral
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(Toward the midline/away from the midline or median plane)
example: Breastbone is medial to the ribs; the ear is lateral to the nose |
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Cephalad (Cranial)/(Caudal)
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Same as Superior/Inferior but used w/four legged animals.
Cephalad - Towards the head (Front) Caudal - Towards the tail (Back) |
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Dorsal/Ventral
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Dorsal - Towards the back
Veutral - Towards the belly example: (dorsal - Top of dog) example: (Veutral - Bottom of dog) |
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Superficial / Deep
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Superficial: (External)
Deep: (Internal) Example: Skin is Superficial to muscles |
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Another Word For "Section"
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CUT
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A Plane
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Imaginary surface or line
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Sagittal Plane
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An imaginary line that runs longitudinally (Up/Down) and DIVIDES THE BODY INTO RIGHT AND LEFT PARTS
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MEDIAN
(Also Called A MIDSAGITTAL PLANE) |
A SAGITTAL PLANE that DIVIDES THE BODY RIGHT DOWN THE MEDIAN PLACE OF THE BODY
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PARASAGITTAL PLANS
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All sagittal plans that are not considered median or midsagittal.
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FRONTAL PLANE
(Also called a CORONAL PLANE) |
A Longitudinal plane that divides the body (or an organ) into anterior and posterior parts
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TRANSVERSE PLANE
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RUNS HORIZONTALLY, DIVIDING THE BODY INTO SUPERIOR AND INFERIOR PARTS.
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CROSS SECTIONS
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WHEN ORGANS ARE SECTIONED (OR CUT) ALONG THE TRANSVERSE PLANE
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CRANIAL CAVITY
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Which THE BRAIN IS ENCLOSED WITHIN THE RIGID SKULL
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VERTEBRAL (or SPINAL) CAVITY
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WITHIN WHICH THE DELICATE SPINAL CORD IS PROTECTED BY THE BONY VERTEBRAL COLUMN
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Subdivisions of the: DORSAL BODY CAVITY
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CRANIAL CAVITY & VERTEBRAL (SPINAL) CAVITY
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Subdivisions For: Ventral Body Cavity
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Superior THORACIE CAVITY,
ABDOMINOPELVIC CAVITY, ABDOMINAL CAVITY & PELVIC CAVITY |
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THOEACIE CAVITY
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HEART & LUNGS LOCATED HERE - Separated from the rest of the ventral cavity by the dome-shaped diaphragm.
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ABDOMINOPELVIC CAVITY
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CAVITY INFERIOR TO THE DIAPHRAGM
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ABDOMINAL CAVITY
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STOMACH, INTESTINES, LIVER, AND OTHER ORGANS HERE
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PELVIC CAVITY
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Region that is partially enclosed by the bony pelvis and CONTAINS THE REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS, BLADDER, AND RECTUM
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SEROSA OR SEROUS MEMBRANE
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EXCEEDINGLY THIN, DOUBLE-LAYERED MEMBRANE THAT COVERS THE WALLS OF THE VENTRAL BODY CAVITY AND THE OUTER SURFACES OF THE ORGANS IT CONTAINS
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PARIETAL SEROSA
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THE PART OF THE MEMBRANE LINING THE VENTRAL BODY CAVITY WALLS
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VISCERAL SEROSA
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COVERS THE EXTERNAL SURFACE OF THE ORGANS WITHIN THE VENTRAL BODY CAVITY
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