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15 Cards in this Set
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Superior (crainial) |
Toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the body, ABOVE |
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Inferior (caudal) |
Away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure of the body, BELOW |
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Ventral (anterior) |
Toward or at the front of the body; IN FRONT |
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Dorsal (posterior) |
Toward or at the back of the body; BEHIND
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Medial
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Toward or at the midline of the body; on the INNER SIDE |
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Lateral |
Away from the midline of the body; on the OUTER SIDE |
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Anatomical Position |
Body is UPRIGHT Feet TOGETHER Palms face FORWARD, Thumbs AWAY from body |
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Axial |
Head, Neck, Trunk |
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Appendicular |
Limbs |
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Body Cavities |
HOLLOW spaces in the human body that contain organs |
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Cranial cavity |
Brain |
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Vertebral cavity |
spinal cord |
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Thoratic cavity |
heart and lungs |
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abdominal cavity |
digestive organs |
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pelvic cavity |
bladder, and reproductive organs |