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99 Cards in this Set
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abdomin/o
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abdomen
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adip/o
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fat
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anter/o
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front
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cardi/o
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heart
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caud/o
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tail
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cephal/o
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head
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cervic/o
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neck
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chondr/o
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cartilage
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crani/o
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skull
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crin/o
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to secrete
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crur/o
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leg
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cyt/o
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cell
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dermat/o
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skin
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dist/o
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away from
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dors/o
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bock of body
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enter/o
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small intestine
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epitheli/o
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epithelium
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gastr/o
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stomach
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glute/o
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buttock
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hist/o
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tissue
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immun/o
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protection
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infer/o
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below
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laryng/o
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larynx
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later/o
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side
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lumb/o
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loin
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lymph/o
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lymph
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medi/o
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middle
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muscul/o
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muscles
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nephr/o
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kidney
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neur/o
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nerve
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ophthalm/o
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eye
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ot/o
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ear
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pelv/o
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pelvis
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peritone/o
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peritoneum
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pleur/o
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pleura
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poster/o
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back
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proct/o
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rectum and anus
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proxim/o
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near to
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pub/o
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genital region
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spin/o
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spine
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super/o
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above
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thorac/o
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chest
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ur/o
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urine
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vascul/o
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blood vessel
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ventr/o
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belly
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vertebr/o
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vertebra
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viscer/o
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internal organ
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-ose
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resembling
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endo-
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within
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epi-
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above
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hypo-
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under
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peri-
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around
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retro-
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behind
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prone
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body lying horizontally and facing downward
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supine
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body lying horizontally and facing upward
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deep
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further away from the surface of the body
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superficial
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more toward the surface of the body
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base
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bottom or lower part of an organ
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apex
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tip or summit of an organ
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distal
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located farther away from the point of attachment to the body
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proximal
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located nearer to the point of attachment to the body
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lateral
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refers to the side
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medial
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refers to the middle or near the middle of the body or the structure
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posterior / dorsal
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more toward the back or spinal cord side of the body
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anterior / ventral
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more toward the front or belly-side of the body
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inferior / caudal
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more toward the feet or tail, or below another structure
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superior / cephalic
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more toward the head, or above another structure
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anatomical divisions of the abdomen
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Dorsal cavities
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cranial cavity; brain
spinal cavity; spinal cord |
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Ventral cavities
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Thoracic cavity; pleural cavity (lungs), pericardial cavity (heart), mediastinum; heart, esophagus, trachea, thymus gland, aorta
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Abdominopelvic Cavity (Ventral)
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Abdominal cavity: stomach, spleen, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, and portions of the small intestines and colon
Pelvic cavity: urinary bladder, ureters, urethra, and portions of the small intestines and colon Female: uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes, vagina Male: prostate gland, seminal vesicles, portion of the vas deferens |
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Regions of the body
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Body Planes
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anterior and lateral
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adip/ose
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resembling fat
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brachi/al
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pertaining to the arm
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caud/al
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pertaining to the tail
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crur/al
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pertaining to the leg
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epi/gastric
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pertaining to above the stomach
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hypo/chondr/iac
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pertaining to under the cartilage
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oto/rhino/laryngo/logy
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study of ear, nose, and larynx (throat)
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thorac/ic
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pertaining to the chest
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ventr/al
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pertaining to the belly
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viscer/al
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pertaining to internal organs
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AP
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anteroposterior
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CV
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cardiovascular
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ENT
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ear, nose, and throat
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GI
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gastrointestinal
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GYN
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gynecology
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lat
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lateral
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LE
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lower extremity
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LLQ
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left lower quadrant
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LUQ
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left upper quadrant
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MS
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musculoskeletal
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OB
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obstetrics
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PA
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posteroanterior
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RLQ
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right lower quadrant
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RUQ
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right upper quadrant
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UE
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upper extremity
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