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20 Cards in this Set
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Toward the head end or the upper part of a structure or the body; above
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Superior
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Away from the head end or toward the lower part of the body; below
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inferior
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toward or at the front of the body; infront of
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anterior
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toward the backside of the body; behind
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posterior
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toward or at the midline
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medial
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away from the midline
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lateral
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close to the point of attatchment of a limb to the body trunk
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proximal
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farther from the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
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distal
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toward the body surface
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superficial
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more internal
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deep
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divides the front and back part of the body
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frontal plane
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divides right side and left side of a body
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median plane
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divides the body top and bottom
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transverse plane
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has two subdivisions that are continuous ( cranial & spinal)
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dorsal cavity
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cavity of the bony skull
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cranial cavity
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extends cranial nearly to end of vertebral
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spinal cavity
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seperated by the diaphragm
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thoracic cavity
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abdominal and pelvic cavity
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abdominalpelvic cavity
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centermost region, naval
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umbilical region
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superior to umbilical region
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epigastric
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