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18 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Anterior
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front of the body
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Posterior
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back of the body
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midline
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an imaginary line down the middle of the body
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midclavicular line
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an imaginary line down the middle of the clavicle
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midaxillary line
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an imaginary line down the middle of the armpit
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Lateral
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a point farther from the midline
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medial
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a point closer to the midline
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superior
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closer to the head
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inferior
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closer to the feet
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proximal
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part of an extremity that is closer to the body
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distal
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part of an extremity that is farther away from the body
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bilateral
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two of each (i.e. eyes, ears, hands, etc)
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quadrants
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four sections of the abdomen
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Felxion
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bending of a joint
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extension
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the straightening of a joint
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adduction
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motion towards the midline
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abduction
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motion away from the midline
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what is the primary level the brian stem uses for regulating respiration?
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level of carbon dioxide
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