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Superior (cranial or cephalad)
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Toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the body; above
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Inferior (caudal)
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Away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure or the body; below
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Anterior (ventral)
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Toward or at the front of the body; in front of
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Posterior (dorsal)
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Toward or at the backside of the body; behind
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Medial
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Toward or at the midline of the body; on the outer side of
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Lateral
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Away from the midline of the body; on the outer side of
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Intermediate
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Between a more medial and a more lateral structure
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Proximal
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Close to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
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Distal
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Farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
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Superficial
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Toward or at the body surface
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Deep
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Away from the body surface; more internal
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abdominal
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anterior body trunk inferior to ribs
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acromial
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point of shoulder
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antecubital
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anterior surface of elbow
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axillary
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armpit
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brachial
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arm
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buccal
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cheek area
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carpal
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wrist
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cervical
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neck region
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coxal
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hip
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crural
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leg
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digital
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fingers, toes
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femoral
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thigh
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fibular
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lateral part of leg
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inguinal
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are where thigh meets body trunk; groin
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nasal
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nose area
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oral
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mouth
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orbital
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eye area
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patellar
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anterior knee
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pelvic
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area overlying the pelvis anteriorly
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pubic
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genital region
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sternal
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breastbone area
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tarsal
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ankle region
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thoracic
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chest
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umbilical
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navel
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cephalic
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head
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deltoid
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curve of shoulder formed by large deltoid muscle
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gluteal
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buttock
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lumbar
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area of back between ribs and hips
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occipital
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posterior surface of head
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popliteal
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posterior knee area
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sacral
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area between hips
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scapular
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shoulder blade region
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sural
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the posterior surface of lower leg; the calf
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vertebral
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area of spine
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section
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cut
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plane
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When the section is made through the body wall or through an organ, it is made along an imaginary line
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sagittal section
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A cut made along the lengthwise, or longitudinal, plane of the body, dividing the body into right and left parts
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midsagittal (median, section)
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If the cut is made down the median plane of the body and the right and left parts are equal in size
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frontal section (coronal section)
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A cut made along a lengthwise plane that divides the body (or an organ) into anterior and posterior parts
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transverse section (cross section)
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A cut made along a horizontal plane, dividing the body or organ into superior and inferior parts
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dorsal body cavity
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Has two subdivisions, which are continuous with each other
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cranial cavity
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The space inside the bony skull
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spinal cavity
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Extends from the cranial cavity nearly to the end of the vertebral column
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ventral body cavity
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Is much larger than the dorsal cavity; contains all the structures within the chest and abdomen
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thoracic cavity
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Separated from the rest of the ventral cavity by a dome-shaped muscle the (diaphragm)
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abdominopelvic cavity
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The cavity inferior to the diaphragm
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abdominal cavity
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Containing the stomach, liver, intestines, and other organs
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pelvic cavity
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Contains reproductive organs, bladder, and rectum
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quadrants
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Dividing the abdominopelvic cavity into four more or less equal regions
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regions
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Dividing the abdominopelvic cavity into nine seperate regions by four planes
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umbilical region
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The centermost region, deep to and surrounding the umbilicus (navel)
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epigastric region
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Located superior to the umbilical region (above stomach)
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hypogastric (pubic) region
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inferior to the umbilical region (hypo = below)
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right & left iliac (inguinal regions)
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Lateral to the hypogastric region (iliac = superior part of the hip bone)
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right & left lumbar regions
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Lateral to the umbilical region (lumbus = loin)
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right & left hypochondriac regions
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Flank the epigastric region and contain the lower ribs (chondro = cartilage)
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