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66 Cards in this Set
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what is superior?
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towards the head or the upper part the body;above.
-example:the forehead is superior to the nose. |
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what is inferior?
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away from the head or towards the lower part of the body;below
-the navel in inferior to the breastbone |
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what is anterior?
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toward or at the front of the body;in front of
-the breastbone is anterior to the spine |
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what is posterior?
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towards or at the backside of the body;behind
-the heart is posterior to the breastbone |
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what is medial?
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the midline of the body
-the hearts is midline to the arm. |
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what is lateral?
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away from the midline
-the arms are lateral to the chest. |
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what is intermediate?
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between a more medial and a more lateral structure
-the armpit is intermediate between the breastbone and the shoulder. |
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what is proximal?
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close to the orgin of the body part
-the elbow is proximal to the wrist (meaning that the elbow is closer to the shoulder) |
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what is distal?
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farther form the orgin of a body part
-the knee is distal to the thigh. |
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what is superfical?
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toward or at the body surface
-the skin is superical to the skelton. |
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what is deep?
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away form the body surface;more internal
-the lungs are deep to the rib cage. |
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what i sabdominal?
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front body trunk below the ribs.
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what is acromial?
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point of shoulder.
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what is antecubital?
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front of the elbow.
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what is axillary?
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the armpit.
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what is brachial?
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the arm.
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what is buccal?
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the cheek area.
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what is carpal?
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the wrist.
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what is cervical?
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the neck region.
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what is coxal?
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the hip.
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what is crural?
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the leg.
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what is digital?
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fingers and toes.
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what is femoral?
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the thigh.
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what is fibular?
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lateral part of the leg.
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what is inguinal?
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area where thigh meets body trunk;groin.
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what is the nasal?
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the nose area.
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what is oral?
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the mouth.
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what is orbital?
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the eye area.
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what is patellar?
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front of the knee.
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what is the pelvic?
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the area overlaying the pelvis.
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what is pubic?
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genital region.
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what is sternal?
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breastbone area.
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what is tarsal?
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ankle region.
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what is thoracic?
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the chest.
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what is umbilical?
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the navel.
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what is cephalic?
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the head.
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what is deltoid?
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curve of the sholder formed by large deltoid muscle.
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what is gluteal?
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the buttock.
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what is lumbar?
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area of the back between ribs and hips.
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what is occipital?
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backside of the head.
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what is popliteal?
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backside of the knee area.
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what is sacral?
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area between the hips.
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what is scapular?
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shoulder blade area.
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what is sural?
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the backsidesurface of the lower leg;the calf.
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what is vertebral?
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area of the spine.
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what is section?
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a cut.
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what is plane?
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an imaginary line through the body wall or through an organ.
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what is sagittal section?
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it is a cut made along the lengthwise plane of the body dividing the body into right and left parts.
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what is midsagittal(median section)?
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the cut that is made down the medain plane of the body and the left and right parts are equal in size.
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what is frontal section(coronal section)?
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a cut made along a lengthwise plane that divides the body into front(anterior) and back(posterior) parts.
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what is transverse section(cross section)?
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a cut made along a horizontal plane dividing the body into (superior)above, and inferior(below)parts.
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what is the cranial cavity?
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the space inside the bony skull.
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what is the spinal cavity?
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extends form the cranial cavity nearly to teh end of teh vertebral column.
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what is the dorsal body cavity?
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two subdivisions which are continuous with each other.
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what is teh ventral body cavity?
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contains all structures within the chest and abdomen.
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what is the thoracic cavity?
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separated from the rest of the ventral cavity by a dome shaped muscle.
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what is diaphragm?
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a wall separating one area form another
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what is abdominopelvic cavity?
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the cavity below the diaphragm.
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what is the abdominal cavity?
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contains teh stomach,liver, intestines, and other organs.
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what is the pelvic cavity?
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the reproductive organs, bladder, and rectum.
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what is the umbilical region?
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the centermost region deep to and surrounding the umbilicus (navel)
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what is the epigastric region?
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located above the umbilical region
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what is the hypogastric (pubic)region?
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is below the umbilical region.
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what is teh right and left iliac region?
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outside the hypogastric (pubic)region.
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what is teh right and left lumbar regions?
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outside the umbilical region.
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what is the right and left hypochondric regions?
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contans the lower ribs.
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