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25 Cards in this Set
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Midline |
line down the middle of a figure in an anatomic position |
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Lateral |
Directional term meaning farther away from midline |
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Medial |
Directional term meaning closer to the midline |
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Proximal |
Part of a limb/structure that is closer to where it attaches to the rest of the body. (Tigh is proximal to the foot.) |
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Distal |
Part of a limb/structure that is farther away from where it attaches to the rest of the body (Foot is distal to the thigh.) |
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Caudal region |
Near the umbilical region |
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Cranial |
head |
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Superior |
Towards the head |
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Inferior |
Towards the feet |
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Posterior |
Towards the back of the body (butt side) |
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Anterior |
Towards the front of the body (face side) |
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Dorsal Surface |
The tops of the feet and hands |
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Palmar Surface |
The palm of the hands |
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Plantar Surface |
The bottom of the feet |
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Ventral |
Anterior (face side of the body) |
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Dorsal |
Posterior (Butt side of the body) |
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Dorsal Cavity |
Contains the Cranial and Spinal Cavities (brain and backbone). |
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Cranial Cavity |
Houses the brain |
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Spinal Cavity |
houses the spinal cord |
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Ventral Cavity |
Contains Thoracic cavity and Pericardial cavity, Abdominal Cavity, and Pelvic Cavity. (lungs heart etc.) |
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Thoracic Cavity |
Contains Lungs, major blood vessels, etc. |
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Pericardial Cavity |
Contains the heart. |
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Diaphragm |
Muscle Inferior to the Thoracic Cavity that controls breathing. |
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Abdominal Cavity |
Inferior to the Diaphragm, houses stomach, liver, spleen and intestines. |
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Pelvic Cavity |
Contains Female reproductive organs, urinary bladder, and male ducts. |
