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89 Cards in this Set
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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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pertainint to the leg
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digital
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pertaining to the fingers & toes
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femoral
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pertaining to the thigh
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fibular (peroneal)
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pertaining to the side of the leg
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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
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pelvic
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pertaining to the pelvis region
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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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thoracic
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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 (shoulder blade)
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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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cephalic
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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
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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 between the ribs and the hips; loin
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manus
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pertaining to the hand
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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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olecranal
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pertaining to the posterior aspect of the elbow
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otic
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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
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popliteal
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pertaining to the back of the knee
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sacral
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pertaining to the region between the hips (overlying the sacrum)
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scapular
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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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axial
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relating to the head, neck, & trunk; the axis of the body
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appendicular
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relating to the lmbs and their attachments to the axis
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abdominal
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pertaining to the anterior body trunk region inferior to the ribs
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acromial
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pertaining to the point of the shoulder
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Superior
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higher on the long axis of the body (above)
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Inferior
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lower on the long axis of the body (below)
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Anterior
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closer to the front of the body (front)
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Posterior
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closer to the back of the body (back)
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Medial
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closer to the midline of the body
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lateral
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farther from the midline of the body
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cephalad
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closer to the head
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caudal
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closer to the foot/tail of the body
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dorsal
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closer to the backside of the body
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ventral
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closer to the bellyside of the body
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Proximal
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closer to the trunk of the body
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Distal
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farther from the trunk of the body
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Superficial
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toward the surface of the body
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Deep (internal)
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away from the body surface
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sagittal plane
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divides the body into left & right parts
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midsagittal plane
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runs down the midline of the body, separating into left & right parts
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frontal plane (coronal plane)
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divides body into front & back
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transverse plane
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divides the body into top & bottom
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dorsal body cavity
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contains the cranial & vertebral cavities
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Ventral body cavity
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containes the thoracic, abdominal & pelvic cavities
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serosa
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a very thin, double-layered membrane covering the walls of the ventral body cavities
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parietal serosa
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membrane lining the cavity walls
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visceral serosa
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membrane covering the external surfaces of the organs witin the ventral cavity
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perioneum
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serosa membrane linint the abdominal cavity and covering the organs
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pleura
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serosa membrane enclosing the lungs
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pericardium
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serosa membrane enclosing the heart
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Umbilical region
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the centermost region including the umbilicus
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epigastric region
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immediately superior to the umbilical region, overlies most of the stomach
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hypogastric region
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immediately inferior to the umbilical region; encompassing the pubic area
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iliac (inguinal) regions
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lateral to the hypogastric region and overlying the superior parts of the hip bones
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lumbar regions
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between the ribs and the flaring portions of the hip bones; lateral to the umbilical region
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hypochondriac regions
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flanking the epigastric region laterally and overlying the lower ribs
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oral cavity
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the mouth; contains tongue & teeth, continuous with the digestive tube
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nasal cavity
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located within and posterior to the nose, part of the passages of the repiratory system
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middle ear cavity
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medial to the eardrum & carved into the bony skull
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synovial cavity
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joint cavities
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