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95 Cards in this Set
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Anterior |
in front of;toward the front surface |
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Posterior |
in the back; toward the back surface |
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Superior |
Closer to the head |
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Inferior |
Closer to the feet |
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Medial |
Toward the Midline of the body |
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Lateral |
Away from the midline of the body |
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Deep |
on theinside, internal to another structure |
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Superficial |
on the outside |
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Proximal |
closest to point of attachment to the trunk |
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Distal |
furthest from point of attachment to the trunk |
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Coronal Plane |
vertical plane that divides the body or organ into anterior and posterior parts |
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Transverse Plane |
divides the body or organ into superior and inferior parts |
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Midsagittal Plane |
divides the body into equal left and right parts |
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Abdominal Region |
region inferior to the thorax (chest) and superior to the hip bones |
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Antebrachial |
Forearm (the portion of the upper limb between the elbow and the wrist |
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Antecubital |
Region anterior to the elbow; a.k.a. the cubital region |
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Auricular |
Visible surface structure of the ear |
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Axillary |
Armpit |
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Brachial |
Arm (the portion of the upper limb between the shoulder and the elbow) |
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Buccal |
Cheeck |
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Calcaneal |
Heel of the foot |
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Carpal |
Wrist |
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Cephalic |
Head |
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Cervical |
Neck |
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Coxal |
Hip |
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Cranial |
Skull |
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Crural |
Leg ( portion of the lower limb between the knee and the ankle) |
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Deltoid |
Shoulder |
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Digital |
Fingers and toes (a.k.a. phalangeal) |
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Dorsal/Dorsum |
Back |
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Facial |
Face |
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Femoral |
Thigh |
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Fibular |
Lateral aspect or the leg |
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Frontal |
Forehead |
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Gluteal |
Buttock |
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Hallux |
Great toe |
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Inguinal |
Groin (sometimes used to indicate the crrease or junction of the thigh with the trunk) |
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Lumbar |
Relating to the loins, or the inferior part of the back between the ribs and pelvis |
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Mammary |
Breast |
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manus |
hand |
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Mental |
Chin |
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Nasal |
Nose |
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Occipital |
Posteior aspect of the head |
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Olecranal |
Posterior aspect of the elbow |
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Oral |
Mouth |
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Orbital |
Eye |
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Palmar |
Palm (anterior surface ) of the hand |
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Patellar |
Kneecap |
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Pectoral |
Chest |
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Pelvic |
Pelvis |
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Perineal |
Diamond-shaped region between the legs that contains the anus and external reproductive organs |
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Pes |
Foot |
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Plantar |
Sole of the foot |
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Pollex |
thumb |
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Popliteal |
Area posterior to the knee |
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Pubic |
Anterior region of the pelvis |
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Raidal |
lateral (thumbside) aspect of the forearm |
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Sacral |
Posterior region between the hip bones |
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Scapular |
Shoulder blade |
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Sternal |
Anterior middle region |
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Anaphase |
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Interphase |
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Metaphase |
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Prophase |
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Telephase |
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Midsagittal Plane |
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Oblique Plane |
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Parasagittal Plane |
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Transverse Plane |
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#1 |
Cranial Cavity |
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#2 |
Vertebral Cavity |
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#3 |
Mediastinum |
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#4 |
Pleural Cavity |
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#5 |
Pericardial Cavity |
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#6 |
Diaphragm |
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#7 |
Thoracic Cavity |
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#8 |
Pelvic Cavity |
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#9 |
Ventral Cavity |
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#10 |
Thoracic Cavity |
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Sural |
Calf (posterior part of the leg) |
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Tarsal |
Ankle, root of the foot |
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Thoracic |
Chest of thorax |
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Tibial |
Medial aspect of leg |
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Ulnar |
Medial aspect of the forearm |
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Umbilical |
Navel |
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Vertebral |
Spinal Column |
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A |
Right Hypochondriac Region |
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B |
Epigastric Region |
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C |
Left hypochondriac region |
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D |
Right Lumbar Region |
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E |
Umbilical Region |
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F |
Left Lumbar Region |
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G |
Right Iliac Region |
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H |
Hypogastric Region |
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I |
Left Iliac Region |
