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66 Cards in this Set
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Superior
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toward the head 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 th elower part of a structure or the body; below
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Anterior
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Toward ir at the front of the body; in front of
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Posterior
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Toward 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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intermadiate
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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
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superficial
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toward or at 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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area where thigh meets body trunk; groin
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nasal
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nose
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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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petellar
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anterior to knee
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pelvic
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area overlaying 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
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thoracic
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chest
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umbilical
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nac=val
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cephalic
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head
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deltoid
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curve of shoulder
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gluteal
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buttock
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lumbar
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area of back b/w 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 are
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sacral
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area b/w 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
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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 lines that divide the body into different ways
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sagittal section
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plane dividing the body right and left parts
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midagittal section
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cut the body down the middle with equal left and right parts
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frontal
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divides body into anterior and posterior parts
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transverse
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divides body into superior and inferior parts
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dorsal body cavity
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2 subdivisions;cranial and spinal
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cranial cavity
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where the brain is
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spinal cavity
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extends fro the cranial cavity to the end of the vertebral column
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ventral body cavity
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larger than the dorsal cavity
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thoracic cavity
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separated from the rest of the ventral cavity by a dome-shaped muscle
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diaphragm
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dome-shaped muscle that divides the thoracic from the wentral
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abdominopelvic
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inferior the the diaphragm
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abdominal cavity
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containing the stomach, liver, intestines
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pelvic cavity
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contains the reproductive organs, bladder, and rectum
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umbilical region
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centermost region
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epigastric region
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superior to the umbilical region
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hypogastric region
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inferior to the umbilical region
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right and left iliac regions
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lateral to the hypogastric region
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right an left lumbar regions
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lie 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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