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23 Cards in this Set
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11 cavities of the body
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1. cranial
2. orbits 3. oral 4. thoracic 5. mediastinum 6. pleural 7. abdominal 8. pelvic 9. retroperitoneal 10. peritoneum 11. spinal |
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Mediastinum pertains to the area of the...
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heart
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Pleural pertains to the area surrounding the...
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lungs
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Retroperitoneal pertains to the...
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kidneys
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Another name for the peritoneum is...
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the abdominal skirt
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Double folded membrane which supports and protects viscera in abdominal cavity.
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peritoneum
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front side of body/structure
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anterior
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back side
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posterior
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inside, away from the surface (ex: viscera)
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deep
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on or towards the surface (ex: nipple)
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superficial
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closest to the trunk of the body
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proximal
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farthest from the trunk of the body
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distal
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beneath or below other structure, towards feet
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inferior
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above another structure, towards head
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superior
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middle of body (ex: nose, belly button)
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medial
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side of the body (ex: hips, arms, ears)
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lateral
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examination of the body while laying face up
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supine
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examination of the body while laying belly side down
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prone
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3 planes of the body
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1. frontal (coronal)
2. sagittal (lateral) 3. transverse (axial) |
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divides the body into anterior and posterior sections
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frontal (coronal)
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divides the body into right and left sections (midsaggitally)
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sagittal (lateral)
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divides the body into upper and lower sections
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transverse (axial)
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part of large intestion, most common location for cancer
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sigmoid colon
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