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superior(cranial or cephalad)
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Toward the head end or upper part of th structure or th body; above
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inferior(caudal)
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away from the head end or tpward the lower part of the structure or the body; below
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anterior(ventral)
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toward or at the front of the body; in front of
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posterior(dorsal)
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away from the backside of the body; behind
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medial
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toward or at the midline of the body; on the innner side of
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lateral
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away from the midline of the body; on the outer side of
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intermediate
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between a more medial and a more lateral structure
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proximal
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close to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk (close to the joint)
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distal
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farther away from the joint
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superficial
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toward or at the body surface
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deep
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away from the body surface; more internal; closer to the insides
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abdominal
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anterior body trunk inferior to ribs; the middle part of the body
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acromial
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point of shoulder
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antecubital
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anterior surface of elbow
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axillary
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armpit
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brachial
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arm
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buccal
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cheek area
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carpal
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wrist
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cervical
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neck region
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coxal
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hip
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crural
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leg
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digital
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fingers, toes
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femoral
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thigh
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fibular
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lateral part of leg
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inguinal
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area where thigh meets body trunk; groin
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nasal
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nose area
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oral
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mouth
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orbital
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eye area
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patellar
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anterior knee
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pelvic
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area overlying the pelvis anteriorly
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pubic
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general region
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sternal
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breastbone area
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tarsal
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ankle region
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thoratic
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chest
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umbilical
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naval
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cephalic
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head
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deltiod
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curve of shoulder formed by large deltiod muscle
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gluteal
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buttock
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lumbar
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area of back between ribs and hips
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occipital
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posterior surface of head
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popliteal
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posterior knee area
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sacral
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area between hips
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scapular
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shoulder blade region
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sural
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the posterior surface of lower leg; the calf
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vertebral
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area of spine
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section
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cut through a body wall
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plane
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an imaginary line
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sagittal section
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cut made along the lenthwise plane of the body into right and left parts
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mid sagittal or median section
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cuts made down the median part of the body into equel size
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frontal section
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divides the body into anterior and posterior parts
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coronal section
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divides the body into anterior and poserior parts
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tranverse section
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cut made along horizantal plane into superior and inferior parts
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cross section
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cut along a horizantal plane dividing the body into superior and inferior parts
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dorsal body cavity
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has 2 subdivisions which are continous with each other
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cranial cavity
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space inside the bony skull
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spinal cavity
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extends form the cranial cavity nearly to the end of the vertebral column
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ventral body cavity
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contains all structures withen the chest and the abdomen
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thoracic cavity
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it is the superior of the ventral cavity;
seperated by the rest of the venral cavity by the diaphram |
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diaphragm
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dome-shaped muscle
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abdominopelvic cavity
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inferior to the diaphragm; contains lungs, heart, and other organs.
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abdominal cavity
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the superior to the abdominopelvic cavity;
contains stomach, liver, intestines, and other organs |
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pelvic cavity
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is inferior to the abdominopelvic cavity;
contains reproductive organs, bladder, and rectum |
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umbilical region
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centermost region;
deep to and surounding the naval |
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epigastric region
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located superior to the umbilical region
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hypogastric region
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inferior to the umbilical region
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right and left iliac (inguinal) regions
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lateral to hypogastral region
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right and left lumbar regions
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lateral to umbilical region
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right and left hypochondriac region
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flank and epigastric region and contain the lower ribs
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