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61 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Toward the upper area of the body; above
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Superior (Cranial or cephalid)
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Toward the lower area of the body; below
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Inferior (Caudal)
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Toward the front of the body; in front of
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Anterior (Ventral)
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Toward the backside of the body; behind
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Posterior (Dorsal)
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Toward the midline of the body; on the inner side of
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Medial
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Further away from the midline of the body; on the outer side of
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Lateral
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Between a more medial and a more lateral structure
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Intermediate
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Closer to the trunk of the body (refering only to the limbs)
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Proximal
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Farther away from the trunk of the body (refering to limbs)
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Distal
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Closer toward the body surface
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Superficial
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Further away from the body surface; more internal
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Deep
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anterior body trunk inferior to ribs
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Abdominal
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point of shoulder
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Acromial
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anterior surface of elbow
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Antecubital
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armpit
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Axillary
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arm
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Brachial
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cheek area
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Buccal
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wrist
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Carpal
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neck region
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Cervical
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hip
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Coxal
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leg
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Crural
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fingers, toes
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Digital
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thigh
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Femoral
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lateral part of leg
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Fibular
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area where thigh meets body trunk, groin
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Inguinal
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nose area
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Nasal
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mouth
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Oral
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eye area
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Orbital
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anterior knee
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Patellar
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area overlying the pelvis anteriorly
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Pelvic
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genital region
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Pubic
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breastbone area
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Sternal
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ankle region
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Tarsal
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chest
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Thoracic
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navel
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Umbilical
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head
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Cephalic
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curve of the shoulder formed by large deltoid muscle
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Deltoid
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buttock
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Gluteal
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area of back between ribs and hips
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Lumbar
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posterior surface of head
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Occipital
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posterior knee area
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Popliteal
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area between hips
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Sacral
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shoulder blade region
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Scapular
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the posterior surface of lower leg; the calf
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Sural
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area of spine
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Vertebral
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lengthwise plane of the body that seperates body into right and left parts
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Sagittal
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equal lengthwise plane of the body
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Midsagittal
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divides the body into anterior and posterior parts
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Frontal (Coronal)
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Divides the body into superior and inferior parts
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Transverse Plane
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Has two subdivisions which are continuous with each other
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Dorsal Body Cavity
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The space inside the bony skull
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Cranial Cavity
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Extends from the cranial cavity nearly to the end of the vertebral column
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Spinal Cavity
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Contains all the structures within the chest and abdomen and is also subdivided
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Ventral Body Cavity
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The superior cavity that extends inferiorly to the diaphram; contains heart and lungs; protected by rib cage
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Thoracic Cavity
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The cavity inferior to the diaphram that contains the digestive, urinary,and reproductive organs
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Abdominopelvic Cavity
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The centermost region of the body; deep to and surrounding the umbilicus
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Umbilical Region
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Located superior to the umbilical region
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Epigastric Region
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Inferior to the umbilical region
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Hypogastric Region
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Lateral to the hypogastric region
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Right and Left Iliac (Inguinal Region)
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Lateral to the umbilical region
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Right and Left Lumbar Regions
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Flank the epigastric region and contain the lower ribs
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Right and Left Hypochondriac Regions
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