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72 Cards in this Set
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abdominal
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Anterior body trunk inrerior to ribs
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acromial
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point of shoulder
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antecubital
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anterior surface of elbow
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axillary
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armpit
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brachial
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arm
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buccal
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cheeck area
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carpal
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wrist
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cervical
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wrist
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coxal
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hip
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crural
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leg
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cercical
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neck region
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digital
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fingers, toes
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femoral
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thigh
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fibular
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lateral part of leg
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inguinal
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area where thigh meets body trunk, groin
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nasal
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nose area
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oral
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mouth
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orbital
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eye area
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patellar
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anterior knee
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pelvic
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area overlying the pelvis anteriorly
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pubic
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genital region
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sternal
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breatbone area
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tarsal
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ankle region
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thoracic
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chest
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umbilical
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navel
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cephalic
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head
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deltoid
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curve of shoulder formed by large deltoid muscle
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gluteal
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buttock
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lumbar
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area of back between ribs and hips
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occipital
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posterior surface of head
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popliteal
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posterior knee area
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sacral
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aread between hips
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scapular
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shoulder blade region
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sural
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the posterior surface of lower leg, the calf
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vertebral
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area of spine
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section
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When preparing to look at the internal structures of the body, medical students find it necessary to make a cut
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plane
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When the section is made through the body wall or through an organ, it is made alone an imaginary line
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sagittal section
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a cut made along the lengthwise, or longitudinal, plane of the body, dividing the body into right and left parts.
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midsagittal(median) section
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the cut is made down the median plane of the body and the right and left parts are equal in size.
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frontal section
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a cut made along a lengthwise plane that divide the body (or an organ) into anterior and posterior parts
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coronal section
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also a cut made along a lengthwise plane that divide the body (or an organ) into anterior and posterior parts
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transverse section
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a cut made along a horizontal plane,dividing the body or organ into superior and inferior parts
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cross section
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also a cut made along a horizontal plane,dividing the body or organ into superior and inferior parts
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dorsal body cavity
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two subdivisions which are continuous with each other.
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cranial cavity
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the space inside the bony skill
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spinal cavity
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extends from the cranial cavity nearly to the end of the verebral column
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ventral body cavity
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contains all the structures within the chest and abdomen
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thoracic cavity
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sperated from the rest of the ventral cavity by a dome-shaped muscle which includes the lungs, heart, and others
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diaphragm
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a dome-shaped muscle
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abdominopelvic cavity
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containing the stomach, liver, intestines, and other organs also includes the pelvic cavity
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pelvic cavity
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holds the reproductive organs, bladder, and rectum
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umbillical region
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the centermost region, deep to and surrounding the umbillicus (navel)
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epigastic region
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located superior to the umbillical region
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hypogastric (pubic) region
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inferior to the umbillical region
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right and left iliac (inguinal regions)
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lateral to the hypogastic region
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right and left lumbar regions
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lateral to the umbilical region
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right and left hypochondriac regions
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flank the epigastric region and contain the lower ribs
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right upper quadrant
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upper right region of the stomach
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left upper quardrant
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upper left region of the stomach
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right lower quadrant
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lower right region of the stomach
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left lower quadrant
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lower left region of the stomach
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superior (cranial or cephalad)
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toward the head end or upper part of a stucture or the body; above
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inferior (caudal)
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away from the head end of toward the lower part of a structure or the body; below
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anterior (ventral)
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towar or at the front of the body; in front of
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posterior (dorsal)
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toward or at the backside 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 of
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lateral
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away from the midline of the body; on the outer side of
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intermediate
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between a more medial and a more lateral structure
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Proximal
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close to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
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distal
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farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
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superficial
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toward or at the body surface
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deep
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away from the body surface; more internal
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