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28 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Anterior or Ventral |
The front side of the body |
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Posterior or Dorsal |
The back side of the body |
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Inferior |
Below another structure |
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Superior |
Above another structure |
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Lateral |
Means to the side |
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Medial |
Middle |
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Deep |
Through the Surface |
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Proximal |
Near the point of Attachment |
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Distal |
Away from the point of attachment |
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Supine |
laying on someone's spine facing upwards |
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Prone |
Lying on one's stomach facing downwards |
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Sagittal plane |
Divides the body into two parts right and left. |
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Front or Coronal |
Planes divides the body into anterior and posterior sections. |
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Transverse |
Planes divides the body horizontally into a top,or superior,part and a bottom, or inferior, part. |
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Epigastric Region |
The area above the stomach |
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Hypochondriac regions |
The two regions just below ribs, immediately over the abdomen. |
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Umbilical Region |
The region surrounding the umbilicus |
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Lumbar Region |
The two regions near the waist |
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Hypogastric Region |
The area just below the umbilical region |
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Inguinal Region |
The two regions near the upper portion of the hipbone |
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Right upper quadrant |
The right Anterior side Contains part of the liver, the gallbladder, and parts of the pancreas and intestinal tract. |
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Right Lower quadrant |
On the right Anterior side It contains appendix, parts of the intestines, reproductive organs in the female. |
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Left lower quadrant |
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Thoracic
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Lungs, Heart
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Cranial
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Brain, ventricles
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Spinal
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spinal cord
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Abdominal
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stomach
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pelvic
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reproductive organs, bladder
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