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66 Cards in this Set
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Superior (cranial or cephaiad)
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Toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the body; above
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Inferior (caudal)
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Away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure or the body; below
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Anterior (ventral)
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Toward 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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Bewtween 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 sureface
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Deep
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Away from the body surface; more internal
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Abdominal
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Anterior body trunk inferior to ribs
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Acromial
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Point of shoulder
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Antecubital
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Anterior sureface 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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Cheer area
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Carpal
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Wrist
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Cervical
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Neck region
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Coxal
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Hip
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Crural
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Leg
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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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Breastone 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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Area 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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Directional Terms
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Terms used by medical personel and anatomists allowing them to explain exactly where on body structure is in relation to another
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Section
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A cut
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Plane
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An imaginary line
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Sagittal Section
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A cut made along the lengthwise, longitudinal, plane of the body, dividing the body into right and left parts
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Midsagittal (Median) Section
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When a 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 (Coronal) Section
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A cut made along a lengthwise plane that divides the body (or an organ) into anterior and posterior parts
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Transverse (Cross) 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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Dorsal Body Cavity
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Containing the cranial and spinal cavity; they are continuous with each other
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Cranial Cavity
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The space inside the bony skull
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Spinal Cavity
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Extends from the cranial cavity nearly to the enh of the vertebral 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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Contains organs like lungs, heart, and others; seperated by the rest of the ventral cavity by the diaphragm
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Diaphragm
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A dome-shaped muscle
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Abdominal Cavity
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Containing the stomach, liver, intestines, and other organs
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Pelvic Cavity
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Containing the reproductive organs, bladder, and rectum
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Umbilical Region
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The centermost region deep to and surrounding the umblilicus
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Epigastric Region
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Located superior to the umbilical region
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Hypogastric (Pubic) Region
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Inferior to the umbilical region
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Right and Left Iliac (Inguinal) Regions
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Lateral to the hypogastric 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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