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33 Cards in this Set
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dorsal cavity |
the back side of the body |
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cranial cavity |
which hold the brain and the spinal cavity |
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spinal cavity |
hold the spinal cord |
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ventral cavity |
the front side of the body ,separated into two parts by muscle called the diaphragm |
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thoracic cavity |
hold the heart,lungs and major blood vessels |
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abdominal cavity |
holds the organs of the digestive and urinary systems |
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pelvic cavity |
it contains the reproductive system |
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anterior or ventral |
the front side of the body |
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posterior or dorsal |
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 |
to the side |
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medial |
middle or near the medial of the plane |
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deep |
through the surface,deep cut |
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superficial |
near the surface,as with a scratch on the skin |
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proximal |
near the point of attachment to the trunk, the proximal end of the thigh bone joins the hip bone |
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Distal |
away from the point of attachment to the trunk , the distal end of the thighbone joins the knee bone |
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supine |
lying on ones spine facing upward |
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prone |
lying on ones stomach facing downward |
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sagital plane |
divides the body into two parts ,right and left |
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midsagittal plane |
divides the body into equal right and left parts |
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frontal or coronal |
divides the body into anterior and posterior sections |
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Tranverse plane |
divides the body horizontally into the 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 region |
left and right,the two regions just below the ribs |
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umbilical region |
the region surrounding the umbilicus(navel) |
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lumbar region |
two regions near the waist |
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Hypogastric region |
the area just below the umbilical region |
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iliac or inguinal regions |
two regions near the upper portion of the hip bone |
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Right upper Quadrant |
right anterior side,it contains the liver ,the gallbladder and the parts of the pancreas and the intestinal tract |
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right lower quadrant |
on the right anterior side ,it contains the appendix,parts f the intestines,reproductive organs i the female and urinary tract |
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left upper quadrant |
left anterior side,it contains the stomach ,spleen and parts of the liver ,pancreas and intestines |
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left lower quadrant |
it contains parts of the intestines ,reproductive organs in the female and urinary contract |
