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68 Cards in this Set
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abdomin/o |
abdomen
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adip/o |
"fat
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anter/o
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"front
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brachi/o
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"arm
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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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crur/o
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"leg
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cyt/o
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cell
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dist/o
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"away from
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dors/o
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"back of body
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epitheli/o
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"epithelium
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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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infer/o
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"below
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later/o
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"side
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medi/o
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"middle
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muscul/o
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"muscle
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organ/o
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"organ
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oste/o
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bone
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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 of body
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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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somat/o
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"body
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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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system/o
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"system
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thorac/o
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"chest
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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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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
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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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right or left
hypochondriac |
lateral region of upper row beneath the lower ribs
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right or left
lumbar |
lateral region of the middle row at the waist
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epigastric
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middle area of upper row above the stomach
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umbilical
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central area over the navel
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right or left
iliac |
lateral region of the lower row at the groin
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hypogastric
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middle region of the lower row beneath the navel
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apex
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tip or summit of an organ
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base
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bottom or lower part of an organ
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superficial
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more toward the surface of the body
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deep
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further away from the surface of the body
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supine
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lying horizontally & face up
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prone
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lying horizontally & face down
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Frontal plane
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coronal plane
vertical plane of the body left to right |
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Sagittal plane
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median plane
vertical plane of the body front to back |
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Transverse plane
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horizontal plane of the body
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cross-section
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slice perpendicular to the long axis of a structure
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longitudinal section
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lengthwise slice along the long axis of a structure
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