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60 Cards in this Set
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Superior
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toward the head end or upper part of a structure of body
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inferior
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away from head or toward lower part of body, below.
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anterior
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at front of body; in front of
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posterior
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backside of body; behind
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medial
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midline of body; inner side of
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lateral
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away from midline; outer side of
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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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point of attachment of a limb to body of trunk, close to origin of body
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distal
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farther from origin, point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
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superficial
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toward or at body of surface
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deep
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away from body surface; more internal
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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 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
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umbilical
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navel
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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 deltoid 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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the posterior surface of lower leg; calf
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vertebral
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area of spine
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median
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cut down middle of body, right and left sides are equal
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frontal
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cute made a long a lengthwise plane, divides body into anterior and posterior
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transverse
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cut made along a horizontal plane, divides body or organ into superior and inferior parts
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dorsal body cavity
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2 subdivisions that are continuous with eachother, cranial cavity and spinal cavity
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cranial cavity
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space inside bony skull
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spinal cavity
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extends from cranial cavity to end of vertebral colmn
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ventral body cavity
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contains all structures within chest and abdomen
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thoracic cavity
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seperated from rest of body by diaphragm, organs protected by rib cage
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abdominal cavity
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contains stomach, liver, intenstines,
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pelvic cavity
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bladder and rectum, reproductive organs
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umbilical region
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deep to and surrounding the umbilicus (navel)
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epigastric region
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superior to umbilical region
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hypogastric region
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inferior to umbilical region
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left, right, and inguial regions
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lateral to hypogastric region
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right, left hypochondriac regions
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flank the epigastric region and contain lower ribs
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