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30 Cards in this Set
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upper or above something |
superior |
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lower or below something |
inferior |
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front or in front of |
anterior or ventral |
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after,behind, following, or toward the rear |
posterior |
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toward, midline, middle, away from the side |
medial |
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toward the side of the body; away from the midline |
lateral |
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toward or near the trunk of the body, near the point of attachment to the body |
proximal |
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away from, farther from the origin or attachment to the body |
diatal |
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towards the back |
dorsal |
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refers to the head of the body |
cranial |
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means tail end |
caudal |
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above the stomach |
epigastric |
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near the umbiliculs or belly button |
umbilical |
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below the stomach |
hypogastric/ pelvic |
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below the ribs |
hypochondriac |
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near the large bones of the spinal cord |
lumbar/lateral |
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near the groin |
iliac/inguinal |
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cavity: surrounds the brain and spinal cord, formed by the vertebrae of the spine |
dorsal cavity |
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Cavity: formed by teh vertebrae of the spine and surrounds the spinal cord |
spinal cavity |
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cavity: the bones of the skull create the cranial cavity to protect the brain |
cranial cavity |
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cavity: located on the anterior/ ventral surface of the body which contains the chest and abdomen. |
ventral cavity |
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cavity: the spaces surrounding each lung |
pleural cavities |
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the broad middle tissue mass of the thoracic cavity dividing the lungs into two cavities. |
mediastinum |
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cavity: space in which the heart is located |
pericardial cavity |
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cavity: the portion of the ventral cavity inferior to the diaphram |
abdominopelvic cavity |
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cavity: superior portion of the abdominopelvic cavity. it extends from the diaphragm to the superior margin of the pelvic girdle |
abdominal cavity |
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cavity: surrounded by the pelvic bones. |
pelvic cavity |
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what does the pelvic cavity contain 6 |
urinary bladder, cecum, appendix, colon, rectum, reproductive organs |
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what does the abdominal cavity contain 7 |
viscera: stomach, spleen, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, small intestine, most of large intestine |
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what does the mediastinum include 7 |
aorta, blood vessels, esophagus, trachea, thymus, pericardial cavity, heart |
