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68 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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towards the head end or upper partof a structure or the body
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superior
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away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure or the body
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Inferior
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toward or at the front of the body
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anterior (ventral)
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toward the backside of the body
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posterior (dorsal)
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towards the midline of the body
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medial
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away from the midline of the body
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lateral
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between a more medial and a more lateral structure
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Intermediate
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close to the origin of the body part or the pt. of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
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proximal
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father from the orgin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
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distal
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toward or at the body surface
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superficial
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away from the body surface; more internal
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deep
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anterior body trunk inferior to ribs
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abdominal
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point of shoulder
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acromial
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anterior surface of elbow
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antecubital
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armpit
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axillary
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arm
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brachial
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cheek area
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buccal
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wrist
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carpal
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neck region
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cervical
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hip
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coxal
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fingers, toes
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digital
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thigh
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femoral
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lateral part of leg
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fibular
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area where thigh meets body trunk,groin
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inguinal
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nose area
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nasal
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mouth
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oral
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eye area
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orbital
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anterior knee
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patellar
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area overlying the pelvis anteriorly
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pevic
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genital area
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pubic
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breastbone area
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sternal
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ankle region
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tarsal
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chest
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thoracic
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naval
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umbilical
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head
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cephalic
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curve of shoulder formed by large deltoid muscle
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deltoild
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buttock
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gluteal
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area of back twn ribs and hips
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lumbar
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posterior surface of head
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occipital
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posterior knee area
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popliteal
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area btw hips
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sacral
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shoulder blade region
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scapular
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the posterior surface of lower leg; calf
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sural
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area of spine
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vertebral
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a cut
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section
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imaginary line
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plane
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cut made along the lenghwise , or longitudinal. plane of the body, dividing the body into right and left parts
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sagittal section
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when plane is cut equally btw right and left side
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medsagittal/median section
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the section cute made along a lengthwise plane that divides the body into anterior adn posterior parts
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frontal plane
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cut made along a horizontal plane
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transverse section
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imaginary line
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plane
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cut made along the lenghwise , or longitudinal. plane of the body, dividing the body into right and left parts
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sagittal section
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when plane is cut equally btw right and left side
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medsagittal/median section
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the section cute made along a lengthwise plane that divides the body into anterior adn posterior parts
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frontal plane
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cut made along a horizontal plane
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transverse section
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cut made along a horizontal plane
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cross section
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has two subivisions
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dorsal body cavity
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the space inside the bony skull.
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cranial cavity
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extends from the cranial cavity nearly to theend of the vertebrae colume
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spinal cavity
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is much larger than the dorsal cavity; it contains all the structure w/in the chest and abdomen- it's subdivided
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verntral cavity
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separted from the rest of the ventral cvity by a dome-shaped muscle
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thoracic cavity
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dome-shaped muscle
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diaphram
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the cavity inferior to the diaphragm
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abdominopelvic cavity
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contains the stomache,live, intestines, and the organs
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abdominal cavity
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holds the reproductive organs, bladder and rectum
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pelvic cavity
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is the certermost region, deep to and surronding the umbilicus
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umbilical region
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is located superior to the milical regio
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epigastric region
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inferior to umbilical region
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hypogastric region
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