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33 Cards in this Set
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Epigastric region
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Very TOP MIDDLE region of the 9 regions
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Right Hypochondriac Region
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Very TOP RIGHT region of the 9 regions
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Left Hypochondriac Region
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Very TOP LEFT region of the 9 regions
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Umbilical Region
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The CENTRE region of the 9 regions
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Right Lumbar Region
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The RIGHT CENTRAL region of the 9 regions
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Left Lumbar Region
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The LEFT CENTRAL region of the 9 regions
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Right Upper Quadrant
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The TOP RIGHT quarter of the 4 quadrants
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Right Lower Quadrant
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The BOTTOM RIGHT quarter of the 4 quadrants
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Left Upper Quadrant
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The TOP LEFT quarter of the 4 quadrants
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Left Lower Quadrant
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The BOTTOM LEFT quarter of the 4 quadrants
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Left upper quadrant contains
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Abdominopelvic quadrant that contains the stomach pancreas and spleen
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Right lower quadrant contains
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Abdominopelvic quadrant that contains the appendix, parts of the small and large intestine, right ovary, and part of the rectum
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Left lower quadrant contains
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Abdominopelvic quadrant that contains parts of the small and large intestines, and left ovary
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Right upper quadrant contains
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Abdominopelvic quadrant that contains the liver, gallbladder, and parts of the small and large intestines
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Right inguinal region (ILIAC) contains
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Contains appendix and right ovary
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Right hypochondriac region contains
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Adominopelvic region that contains the liver and the gallbladder
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Left inguinal region contains
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Contains part of small and large intestines and left ovary
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Left upper quadrant contains
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Abdominopelvic quadrant that contains the stomach, pancreas and spleen
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Right lumbar region contains
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Abdominopelvic region that contains parts of the gallbladder and large intestine
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Hypogastric (PUBIC) region contains
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Bifurcation of the abdominal aorta
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Left lumbar region contains
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Mid left region-descending colon
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Umbilical region
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Abdominopelvic region that contains parts of the small and large intestines
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Pelvic cavity contains
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Part of the large intestine, all of the rectum, urinary bladder, female reproductive organs and male reproductive organs
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Pericardial cavity
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The cavity that surrounds the heart
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Pleural cavities
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Cavities that surround the lungs (one cavity per lung)
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Thoracic cavity
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Space enclosed by the ribs, sternum and vertebral column-contains the pericardial cavity and two pleural cavities
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Peritoneal Cavity
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Potential space between the visceral layers of the peritoneum
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Abdominopelvic cavity
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Cavity that consists of two continuous cavities-the abdominal cavity and the pelvic cavity
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Visceral layer
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Layer of serous membrane that covers the organ
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Parietal layer
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Layer of serous membrane that attaches to and covers the ventral body wall
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Mediastinum
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Central area of the thoracic cavity, contains the heart, thymus gland, esophagus, trachea, blood vessels and bronchi
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Retroperitoneal
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Located POSTERIOR to the peritoneum (includes pancreas, kidneys, adrenal glands, and portions of small and large intestine, aorta and inferior vena cava)
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Peritoneum
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Serous membrane that covers the abdominal region
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