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21 Cards in this Set
- Front
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Frontal Body Plane
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(coronal) - divides the body into front and back (anterior and posterior)
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Transverse Body Plane
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Divides the body (at the waist into upper and lower (superior and inferior)
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Misagittal body Plane
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Divides the body into right and left sides
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Right Upper Quadrant
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(RUQ) right upper area of the abdomen; contains parts of the liver, gallblader, and intestines
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Left Upper Quadrant
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(LUQ) left upper area of the abdomen; containts parts of the liver, stomach, pancreas, spleen, and intestines
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Right Lower Quadrant
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(RLQ) right lower area of the abdomen; contains parts of the intestines, appendix, right ureter, ovary, and fallopian tube
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Left Lower Quadrant
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(LLQ) left lower abdominal area; contains parts of the intestines, left ureter, ovary, and fallopian tube
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Abdominal Region: Top two side squares
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right and left hypochondriac regions
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Region: Bottom two side squares
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Right and left inguinal regions
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Region: Middle two side squares
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epigastric region
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Region: Middle two side sqares
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right and left lateral regions
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Region: Center Square
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Umbilical region
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Region: Lower middle square
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hypogastric region
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Distal
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at the end of a structure; the insertion of a muscle is at the distal end
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Proximal
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At the beginning of a structure; at the origin of muscle
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Lateral
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Side
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Medial
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Middle
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Anterior
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(ventral) front, in front of
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Posterior
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(dorsal) back, in back of
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Inferior
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(caudal) lower, below
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Superior
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(cephalic) at the head, above
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