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58 Cards in this Set
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Define Anatomical Position
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Standing erect, looking straight ahead, arms at the sides, fingers straight, and palms facing forward.
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Direction - Anterior (ventral)
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Toward the front of the body.
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Direction - Posterior (dorsal)
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Toward the back of the body.
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Direction - Superior (cranial)
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Upward or toward the head.
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Direction - Inferior (caudal)
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Downward or away from the head.
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Direction - Medial
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Towards the vertical midline of the body.
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Direction - Lateral
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Away from the midline of the body.
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Direction - Proximal
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Closer to the point of attachment.
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Direction - Distal
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Further away from the point of attachment.
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Direction - Superficial
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Toward the surface of the body.
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Direction - Deep
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Away from the surface of the body.
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Direction - Parietal
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Toward the outer wall of a body cavity.
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Direction - Visceral
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Pertaining to or toward the covering of an organ.
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Plane - Midsagittal
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A cut from anterior to posterior, separating the body into right and left halves.
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Plane - Parasagittal
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A section parallel to a Midsagittal plane.
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Plane - Transverse (cross-section)
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A cut in a horizontal plane separating the body into upper and lower portions.
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Plane - Coronal (frontal)
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A section through the body which produces a front (anterior) portion and a back (posterior) portion.
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Region - Cranial
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Skull
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Region - Cephalic
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Head
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Region - Cervical
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Neck
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Region - Axillary
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Armpit
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Region - Brachial
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Arm
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Region - Carpal
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Wrist
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Region - Femoral
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Thigh
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Region - Patellar
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Knee
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Region - Crural
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Leg
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Region - Frontal
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Forehead
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Region - Mental
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Chin
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Region - Buccal
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Cheek
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Region - Pollex
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Thumb
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Region - Coxal
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Hip
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Region - Gluteal
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Buttock
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Region - Acromial
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Shoulder
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Region - Plantar
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Sole of foot
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Region - Calcaneal
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Heal of foot
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Cavity - Cranial
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Located in the skull and contains the brain.
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Cavity - Spinal
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This is continuous with the cranial cavity and runs through the vertibrae. This cavity contains the spinal cord.
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Cavity - Orbital
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Contains the eyeball
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Cavity - Nasal
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Behind the nose
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Cavity - Buccal
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Behind the mouth
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Cavity - Thoracic
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Bound by the rib cage and lies superior to the diaphragm
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Cavity - Abdominal
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Lies inferior to the diaphragm
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Cavity - Pelvic
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Formed by the hip bones
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Cavity - Abdominopelvic (regions, right to left, top to bottom)
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Divided into the right hypochondriac, epigastric, left hypochondriac, right lumbar, umbilical, left lumbar, right iliac, hypogastric, and left iliac
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Movement - Flexion
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Brings the two ends of an extremity closer together
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Movement - Extension
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Moves the two ends of an extremity apart
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Movement - Rotation
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Revolving a body part on its long axis
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Movement - Circumduction
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Movement of the distal end of an extremity in a circle while the proximal end remains stationary
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Movement - Abduction
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Movement of a part of the body away from the midline.
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Movement - Adduction
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Movement of a part of the body toward the midline.
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Movement - Supination
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Rotation of the forearm so that the palm of the hand faces either anteriorly or superiorly.
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Movement - Pronation
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Rotation of the forearm so that the palm of the hand faces either posteriorly or inferiorly
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Movement - Inversion
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Moving the sole of the foot medially
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Movement - Eversion
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Moving the sole of the foot laterally
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Movement - Elevation
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Movement of the lower jaw upward, closed
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Movement - Depression
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Movement of the lower jaw downward, open.
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Movement - Protraction
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Moving lower jaw forward
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Movement - Retraction
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Moving lower jaw backward
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