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superior
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toward the head 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 structure or the body;below
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anterior
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toward or at the front of the body;in front of.
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posterior
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toward or at 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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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 a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk.
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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; 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 polvis anteriorly
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pubic
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genital region
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sternal
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breastbone
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tarsal
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ankle regioin
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thoracic
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chest
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umilical
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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 rivs and hips
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occipital
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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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shoulkder blade region
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sural
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the posterior surface of lower leg; the calf
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vertebral
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area of spine
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section
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a cut made when preparing to look at the internal organs.
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plane
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imaginary line the can divide the body into different sectionis.
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sagittal section
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cut made along the lengthwise of longitudinal, plane of the body dividing the body into right and left parts.
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midsagittal or median section
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cut made down the median plane of the body and the right and left parts are equal in size.
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frontal section or coronal section
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a cut made along a lengthwise plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior parts.
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transverse section
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cut made along a horizontal plane dividing the body or organ into superior and inferior parts.
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cross section
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dividing the organ into superior and inferior parts.
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dorasal body cavity
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two subdivions which are continuous with eachother.
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cranial cavity
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the space inside the boney 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 body cavity
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contains all the structures within the chest and abdomen.
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thoracic cavity
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seperated from the rest of the ventral cavity by a dome shaped muscle.
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diaphragm
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the organs in the thoracic cavity are somewhat prtected by the rib cage.
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abdominal cavity
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contanining the stomach liver intestines and other organs.
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pelvic cavity
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the reproductive organs bladder and rectum.
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umbilical region
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the centermost nregion deep to and surronding the umbilicus.
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epigastric region
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located superior to the umbilical region.
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hypgastric region
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inferior to the umbilical region
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inguinal regions
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are lateral to the hupogastric
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right and left lumbar region
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lie lateral to the umbilical region
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right and left hypochondraic regions
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flank the epigastric region and contain the lower ribs.
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