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28 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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anterior (ventral)
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front
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cervical
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first 7 vert
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coccygeal
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referring to the coccyx
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deep
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away from superficial
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inferior (caudal)
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below
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lateral
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toward left or right
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LLQ
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left lower quadrant; contains the descending colon
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lumbar
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5 vert
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LUQ
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Left upper quadrant; contains spleen
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prone
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lying face down
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proximal
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toward beginning
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RLQ
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right lower quadrant; contains appendix
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RUQ
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right upper quadrant; contains the liver and gallbladder
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sacral
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5 vertebrae
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superficial
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on surface
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superior (cephalic)
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above
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supine
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lying face up
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thoracic
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12 vert articulate with the ribs
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distal
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further from beginning
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frontal plane (coronal)
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plane the sep body into front and back
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medial
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middle or inside
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posterior (dorsal)
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back or behind
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sagittal plane
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vertical plane sep body into left and right
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transverse plane
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horizontal plane sep body into top and bottom
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Spinal column
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33 irreg vertebrae houses spinal cord in its spinal canal
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Vertebra
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irreg bones that make up the spinal column
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Disk
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b/t vert made of fibrous cartilage absorbs shock
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Spinal Cord
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long, thin, tubular bundle of nerves. Transmits neural inputs
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