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16 Cards in this Set
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Anatomy
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the study of the structure of the body
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Pathology
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the study of the structure and the functional changes in the body caused by disease
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Physiology
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the study of the functions of the body
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Histology
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the study of the tissue
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Anatomic position
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the stance of the body when it is erect with arms hanging to the sides and palms facing forward
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Anterior
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nearer to or at the front of the body
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Distal
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further from the attachment of an extremity to the trunk or a structure, farther from the point of origin
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Erect position
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plane (imaginary line) that divides the body into anterior and posterior portions coronal
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Lateral
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further from the midline of the body structure opposite of medial
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Laterally recumbent position
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the body is lying horizontally on either the right or left side
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Medial
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nearer to the body of the body or a structure
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Prone
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the body is lying with the face down in a horizontal position
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Proximal
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nearer to the attachment of an extremity to the trunk or a structure nearer to the point of origin opposite of distal
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Sagittal plane
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the vertical plane that divides the body into left or right sides
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Supine
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the body lying face up in a horizontal position
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Transverse plane
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a plane parallel to the ground, which divides the body into upper (superior) and lower (inferior) portions
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