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87 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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anterior
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ventral
def. front |
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posterior
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dorsal
def. back |
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superior
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cranial, rostral
def. up, toward head |
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inferior
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caudal
def. toward tail |
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medial
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def. toward midline of the body
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lateral
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def. away from the midline of the body
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internal
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deep
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external
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superficial
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proximal
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def. closest to the point of attachment to trunk or midline or closest to any point of reference that is given
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distal
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def. furthest from point of attachment to trunk or midline or furthest from any point of reference that is given
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head
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caput
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trunk
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torso
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chest
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thorax
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midsagittal
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median
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arms
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upper extremities
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legs
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lower extremities
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navel
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umbilicus
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lower leg
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crural
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patellar region
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kneecap
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nasal
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nose
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oral
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mouth
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cervical
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neck
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deltoid
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shoulder
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axillary
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armpit
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brachial
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arm
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antecubital
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front of elbow
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antebrachial
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forearm
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coxal
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hip
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carpal
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wrist
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palmar
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palm
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digital
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finger, toe
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femoral
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thigh
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pes
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foot
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tarsal
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ankle
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dorsum of the foot
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top of foot
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cranial
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surrounding the brain
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auricular
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ear
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occipital
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back of head
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olecranal
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elbow
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lumbar
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lower back
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sacral
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tailbone
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gluteal
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buttock
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manus
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hand
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perineal
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area between anus and external genitalia
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popliteal
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back of knee
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sural
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calf
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calcaneal
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heel
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plantar
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sole of foot
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fibular
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lateral aspect of the leg
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hallux
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great toe
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inguinal
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groin
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mammary
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breast
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mental
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chin
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orbital
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eye
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pelvic
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pelvis
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pollex
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thumb
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radial
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lateral aspect of the forearm
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scapular
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shoulder blade
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vertebral
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spinal column
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midline of buttocks
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natal cleft
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coronal
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frontal
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transverse
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cross-sectional, horizontal
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mediastinum
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space between lungs
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pericardium
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outer layer
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parietal pericardium
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outermost layer
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visceral pericardium
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external surface of the heart
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pleura
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lines lungs
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parietal pleura
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outer layer
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visceral pleura
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inner layer and external surface of lungs
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peritoneum
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lines abdominopelvic cavity
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parietal peritoneum
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lines internal walls
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visceral peritoneum
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ensheathes external suface of most digestive organs
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mediastinum contains
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heart, thymus, esophagus, trachea, and major blood vessels
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right and left sides of the thoracic cavity contain
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lungs
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axial region contains
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head, neck, trunk (chest and abdominal regions)
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appendicular region
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upper extremity, lower extremity
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facial region contains
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eyes, nose, mouth
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cranial region
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covers and supports brain
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neck
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cervial region
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chest contains
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breasts (mammary regions), sternal region, armpits (axillary region), vertebral region
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pelvic region contains
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pubic area, perineum, lumbar region, sacral region, gluteal region
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upper extremity divided into
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shoulder (deltoid region), upper arm (brachium), forearm (antebrachium), hand (manus)
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lower extremity divided into
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hip, upper leg (femoral or thigh region), knee, lower leg (crural region), foot
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peritoneal lavage
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inserted into peritoneal cavity to detect traumatic damage
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upper right
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galbladder, liver
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upper left
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spleen
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right lower
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appendix
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