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77 Cards in this Set
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What is the general term for when a body is in an upright position with the palms forward?
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Anatomical position
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What is the general term for when a body is laying on its stomach?
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Prone
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What is the general term for when a body is laying on its spine?
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Supine
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What is the directional term for when something is above? (Two terms)
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Superior or cephalic
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What is the directional term for when something is below? (Name the two terms)
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Inferior or caudal
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Name the directional term for if something is forward of another anatomy part (name the two terms)
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Anterior or ventral
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Name the directional term for when one anatomy part is behind the other (list two terms)
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Posterior or dorsal
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Name the directional term for when the anatom part is away from the middle
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Lateral
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Hint: it is involved in the sagital plane
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Name the directional term for when one anatomy piece is toward the midline of the body.
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Medial
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Hint: it's involved in the saggiteal plane
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Name the directional term that describes when the anatomy piece in question is close to the surface.
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Superficial
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What's the opposite of superficial?
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Deep
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What is the directional term used for when an appendage is closer to the body than another anatomy part?
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Proximal
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What is the directional term used for when an appendage is further away from an anatomy part?
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Distal
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What is the specific anatomical term for the head region?
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Cephalic
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What is the specific anatomical term for the eye region?
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Orbital
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What is the specific anatomical term for the back of the head?
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Occipital
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What is the specific anatomical term for the cheeks?
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Buccal
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What is the specific anatomical term for the chin?
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Mental
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What is the specific anatomical term for the neck?
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Cervical
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What is the specific anatomical term for the armpit?
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Axillary
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"auxiliary" gym, armpit gym! Smells like armpits.
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What is the specific anatomical term for the tip of the shoulder?
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Acromial
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What is the specific anatomical term for the upper arm?
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Brachial
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What is the specific anatomical term for the forearm?
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Antibrachial
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What is the specific anatomical term for the inner elbow?
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Antecubital
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Blood is drawn here.
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What is the specific anatomical term for the wrist?
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Carpal
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What is the specific anatomical term for the elbow?
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Olecranal
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What is the specific anatomical term for the palm?
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Palmar
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What is the specific anatomical term for fingers? (Two terms)
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Digital or phalangeal
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What is the specific anatomical term for the area around the breastbone?
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Sternal
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What is the specific anatomical term for the breasts?
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Mammary
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What is the specific anatomical term for the belly button area?
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Umbilical
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What is the specific anatomical term for half of the pelvis?
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Coxal
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What is the specific anatomical term for the groin area?
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Inguinal
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What is the specific anatomical term for the spine?
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Dorsum
Double check the definition... |
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What is the specific anatomical term for the spinal column?
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Vertebral
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What is the specific anatomical term for everything on the back?
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Dorsum
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What is the specific anatomical term for the lower back?
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Lumbar
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What is the specific anatomical term for the butt?
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Gluteal
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What is the specific anatomical term for the diamond shape area between the pubic arch and the anus?
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Perineal
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Very different from the perineal (side of the shin)
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What is the specific anatomical term for the thigh?
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Femoral
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What is the specific anatomical term for the knee?
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Patellar
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What is the specific anatomical term for the back of the knee?
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Popliteal
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What is the specific anatomical term for the anterior of the leg?
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Crural
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It's cruel to kick people in the shin
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What is the specific anatomical term for the posterior of the leg (calf)?
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Sural
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What is the specific anatomical term for the side of the calf? (Name two terms)
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Fibular and peroneal
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Peroneal is very different from perineal (diamond shape area between the pubic arch and the anus)
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What is the specific anatomical term for the heel?
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Calcaneal
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What is the specific anatomical term for the bottom of the foot (the sole)?
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Plantar
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What is the specific anatomical term for the ankle?
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Tarsal
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What is the body plane that splits the body left and right?
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Sagittal plane
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What is the body plane that splits the body equally left and right?
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Midsagittal or median plane
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What is the body plane that splits the body left and right unevenly?
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Parasagittal plane
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What is the body plane that splits the body front and back? (Two terms)
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Frontal or coronal plane
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What is the body plane that splits the body horizontally?
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Transverse plane
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What is the body plane that splits the body in an oval shape?
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Oblique plane
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What is the name of the body cavity that's toward the spine?
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Dorsal cavity
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What is the name of the body cavity that is toward the stomach?
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Ventral cavity
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What is the name of the body cavity with the head?
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Cranial cavity
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What is the name of the body cavity involving the pleural and pericardial?
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Thoracic cavity
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What is the name of the body cavity that includes the spine? (Name two terms)
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Spinal or vertebral cavity
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What is the name of the body cavity including the lower stomach?
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Abdominopelvic cavity
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What is the name of the body cavity that includes the heart?
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Pericardial cavity
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What is the name of the body cavity including the lungs?
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Pleural cavities
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What is the name of the body cavity .....(DEFINITION???)
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Peritoneal cavity
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(definition)
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Right upper quadrant
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(definition)
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Left upper quadrant
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(definition)
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Right lower quadrant
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(definition)
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Left lower quadrant
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Right hypochondriac region
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Epigastric region
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Left hypochondriac region
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Right lumbar region
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Umbilical region
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Left lumbar region
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Right inguinal region
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(definition)
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Hypogastric region
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Left inguinal region
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Anatomical position
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