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10 Cards in this Set
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anatomical position
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the body standing upright, feet together, palms facing forward. all directional terms are relative to this position
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positional and directional
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anatomists use these terms to reference the structure and study of the human body
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three main body plains
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sagittal, frontal and transverse
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sagittal
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divides the body into left and right halves
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frontal
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divides the body into front and back halves. (ventral and dorsal or anterior and posterior)
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transverse
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divides the body into upper and lower halves (superior and inferior)
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axial
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includes head neck and trunk (divided outer body)
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appendicular
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consists of limbs (divided outer body)
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axial skeleton
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80 bones. include skull, ribs, spinal vertebrae
protect the major organs. brain, heart, lungs. also included inner ear bones (ossicles) and hyoid (throat) |
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appendicular skeleton
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consists of the126 bones of out extremities. legs, arms, hands, feet.
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