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110 Cards in this Set
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anatomical position
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person standing erect with the head, palms, and feet facing forward, the feet slightly apart, and the arms by the sides.
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axial regions
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central "core," includes the head, neck and trunk regions
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cephalic region
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head and includes cranium and a flattened face
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cranium
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includes the frontal "forehead," occipital "back of head," and otic "ear" regions
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buccal
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cheek
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cervical
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neck
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cephalic
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head
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cranium
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skull
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frontal
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forehead
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mental
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chin
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nasal
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nose
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nuchal
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nape (back of neck)
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occipital
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back of head
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oral
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mouth
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orbital
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eye socket
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otic
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ear
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dorsum
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"back" all parts of the back except the lower back
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glutteal
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"buttock"
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abdominal
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abdomen
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axillary
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armpit
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coxal
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hip
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groin
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abdomen-thigh junction
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inguinal
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groin
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lumbar
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lower back
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mammary
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breast
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navel
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umbilical region
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natal cleft
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groove separating buttocks
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pelvic
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pelvis
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perineal
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anus-to-genital area
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pubic
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front of pelvis
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sacral
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between the hips
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scapular
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shoulder blade
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spinal
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vertebral
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sternal
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breastbone
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thoracic
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chest
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umbilical
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navel
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vertebral
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spinal column
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appendicular region
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attach to different parts of the axial region
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upper limbs
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shoulders, arms, forearms, wrists, and hands
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acromial
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point of shoulder
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antebrachial
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forearm
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antecubital
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front of elbow
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brachial
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arm
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carpal
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wrist
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digital
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fingers
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manual
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hand
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olecranal
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point of elbow
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palmar
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palm
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phalangeal
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fingers
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pollex
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thumb
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volar
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palm or sole
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lower limbs
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buttocks, thighs, legs, and feet
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calcaneal
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heel
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crural
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leg (anterior portion)
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digital
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toes
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femoral
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thigh
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fibular
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outer side of leg
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gluteal
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buttock
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hallux
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great toe
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leg
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from knee to foot
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patellar
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kneecap
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pedal
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foot
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peroneal
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fibular
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phalangeal
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toes
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plantar
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sole of foot
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popliteal
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back of the knee
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sural
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calf (posterior leg)
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sole
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bottom of foot
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tarsal
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ankle
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thigh
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from groin to knee
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anterior
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toward the front or in front of a structure
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caudal
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toward the tail or coccyx (inferior end of spine)
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contralateral
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on opposite sides of the midline
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deep
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away from the body's surface or body part
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distal
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away from the point of origin of a body part
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dorsal
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back or toward the back
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inferior
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toward the feet or lower part of a structure
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intermediate
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between two structures
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ipsilateral
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on the same side of the midline
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lateral
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away from the body's midline or toward teh inner side of a structure
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posterior
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toward the back or behind a structure
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proximal
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closer to the point or origin of a body part
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superficial
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toward ot on the body's surface or body part
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superior
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toward the head or upper part of a structure
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ventral
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toward the front
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frontal plane (coronal)
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divides body or organ into front and back parts
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midsagittal
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divides body or organ into equal right and left halves
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oblique
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cuts organ at an angle, not perpendicular to an axis
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parasagittal
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divides body or organ into unequal right and left sides
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sagittal
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divides body or organ into right and left sides
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transverse
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cuts across the long axis of the body or organ
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abdominopelvic cavity
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inferior to diaphragm; stomach, intestines, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, reproductive organs, and urinary bladder
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abdominal cavity
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inferior to diaphragm and superior ro pelvis; stomach, small intestine, large intestine, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, and kidneys
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cranial cavity
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within skull; brain
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dorsal cavity
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includes cranial vertebral cavities; brain and spinal cord
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mediastinum
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between pleural cavities; esophagus, trachea, thymus gland, and heart
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middle ear
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temporal bones; ear ossicles
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nasal
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superior to oral cavity; nasal septum, and conchae
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oral
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inferior to nasal cavity; tongue and teeth
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orbital
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anterior-superior skull; eyeballs
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pelvic cavity
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within pelvis; reproductive organs, urinary bladder, and rectum
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pericardial
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mediastunum; heart
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peritoneal
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inferior to diaphragm; same as in abdominopelvic cavity
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pleural cavity
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lateral to mediastinum; lungs
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spinal cavity
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within vertebrae; spinal cord
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synovial cavity
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around movable joints; synovial fluid to reduce friction
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thoracic cavity
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superior to diaphragm; esophagus, trachea, lungs, and heart
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ventral cavity
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includes thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities; abdominal and thoracic organs
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vertebral cavity
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same as spinal cavity; spinal cord
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visceral cavity
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same as ventral cavity; same as in ventral cavity
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