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69 Cards in this Set
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Superior
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Toward the head end or upper part of a structure of the body; above
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Inferior
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Away from the head end or toward the lower part of a 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 orgin of the body part of 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 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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anterior body trunk inferior to the 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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leg
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crural
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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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pelvic overlying the pelvis anteriorly
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pelvic
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genital region
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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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deltoid
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buttock
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gluteal
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area on back between ribs and hips
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lumbar
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posterior suface of head
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occipital
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posterior knee area
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popliteal
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area between hips
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sacral
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shoulder blade region
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scapular
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posterior suface of the lower leg; the calf
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sural
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area of spine
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vertebral
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cut
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section
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imaginary line
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plane
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a cut made along the lengthwise, or longiudial, plane of the body dividing the body into right and left parts
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sagittal section
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a cut is made down the median plane of the body and the right and left parts are equal in size
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midsagittal section
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cut made along a lengthwise plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior parts
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frontal section/ coronal 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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transverse section/cross section
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two subdivisions, which are continuous with each other
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dorsal body cavity
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space inside the bony skull
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cranial cavity
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extends from the cranial cavity nearly to the end of the vertebral colummn
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spinal cavity
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much larger than dorsal cavity, contains all structures within chest and abdomen
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ventral body cavity
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seperated from rest of ventral cavity by a dome shaped muscle, the diaphram
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thoracic cavity
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inferior to diaphram
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abdominopelvic cavity
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containing the stomach, livver, intestines, and other organs
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abdominal cavity
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contains reproductive organs, bladder, and rectum
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pelvic cavity
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centermost region, deep to nd surrounding the umbilicus
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umbillical region
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located superior to umbilical region
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epigastric region
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pubic region, inferior to umbilical region
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hypogastric region
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lateral to the hypogastric region
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right and left iliac, inguinal regions
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regions that lie lateral to the umbilical region
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right and left lumbar regions
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regions that flank the epigastric region and contain the lower ribs
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right and left hypochondriac regions
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upper right section of the stomach
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right upper quadrant
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upper left section of the stomach
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left upper quadrant
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lower right section of the stomach
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right lower quadrant
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lower left section of the stomach
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left lower quadrant
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