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18 Cards in this Set
- Front
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System?
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A system is a group of organs working to together to perform a specific, complex function.
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Organs are structures made of several kinds of _____.
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tissue
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Tissue?
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A tissue (hist/o) is a group of similar cells working together to do a certain job.
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BODY CAVITIES? (5)
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Cranial
Thoracic a) Pleural b) mediastinum Abdominal a) (peritoneum) Pelvic Spinal |
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Divisions of back (Vertebrae)? (5)
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CERVICAL (C1-C7)
Thoracic (T1-T12) Lumbar (L1-L5) Sacral (S1-S5) Coccygeal--coccyx or tailbone |
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Abdominopelvic quadrants? (4)
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RUQ -right upper quadrant
RLQ -right lower quadrant LUQ -left upper quadrant LLQ -left lower quadrant |
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Anterior (ventral)?
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front (belly) side of body
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Posterior (dorsal)?
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back side of the body
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Deep?
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away from the surface
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Superficial
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on the surface
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Proximal?
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near point of attachment to trunk or near beginning of structure
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Distal?
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far from point of attachment to trunk or far from beginning of structure
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Medial?
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pertaining to middle or nearer the medial plane of body
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Lateral?
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pertaining to the side
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Inferior?
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below another structure
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Superior?
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above another structure?
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Supine?
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lying on back (face is up, palm up)
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Prone?
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lying on belly (patient on his face)
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