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61 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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superior
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toward the end or upper part of a structure or the body; above
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Inferior
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Away from the head end or toward the lower part of the body
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anterior
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toward the front of the body
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posterior
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toward the backside of the body
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medial
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toward the midline of the body
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lateral
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away from the midline of the body
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intermediate
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between 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 the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
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superficial
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toward the body surface
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deep
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away from the body surface
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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 surface 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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cheek 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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are 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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breastbone area
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tarsal
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ankle region
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thoracic
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chest region
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umbillical
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naval
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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 deltiod 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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posterior surface of lower leg
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vertebral
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area of spine
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section
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cut
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plane
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imaginary line that cuts trough the body
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saggital section
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cut lenghtwise dividing the body into right and left parts
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frontal
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cut made lengthwise that devides the body into andterior and posterior parts
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transverse
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horizontal cut; superior and inferior parts
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dorsal body cavity
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has 2 subdivisions
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cranial cavity
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space inside the bony skull
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spinal cavity
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extends from the cranial cavity to the end of the vertebral column
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ventral
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within the chest and abdomen
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thoracic
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seperated from the rest of the cavities by the diaphragm
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abdominopelvic cavity
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inferior to the diaphragm
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abdominal cavity
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contains the stomach, liver, and other organs
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pelvic
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contains the bladder and rectum
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umbillical region
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centermost region
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epigastric region
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superior to the umbillical region
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lumbar regions
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lateral to the umbillical region
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