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67 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Normal anatomical position
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Standing upright faced forward feet slightly apart with pals facing out.
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Anatomical planes
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Points of reference when describing the body
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Sagital plane
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Divides body into the left and right
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Traverse plane
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Divides body into upper and lower segments
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Frontal (coronal) plane
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Divides body into front and back segments
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Medial
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Closer to the mid sagital plane of the body
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Lateral
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Further away from the midsagital plane of the body
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Superior
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Closer to top of body
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Inferior
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Closer to bottom of body
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Anterior
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Toward the front of the bodt
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Ventral surface
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Front of body
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Dorsal surface
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Back of body
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Posterior
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Towards the back of the body
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Proximal
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Closer to the point of origin in relation to something else
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Distal
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Further away from the point of origin
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Dorsal cavity
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Towards the back contains the brain and spinal chord.
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Ventral cavity
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Toward the front of the body and divided into the abdominal and thoracic cavities
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Thoracic cavity
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Contains the lungs heart and large blood vessels that enter and leave the heart.
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Abdominal cavity
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Divided into the upper abdominal and lower abdominal cavities.
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Upper abdominal cavity
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Contains stomach liver pancreas spleen large intestine and small intestine.
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Lower abdominal cavity
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Contains the urinary bladder rectum and female reproductive organs
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Frontal or coronal plane divides body or an organ into what?
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Anterior (back) and posterior(front) portions.
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What does the midsagital plane produce?
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Equal halves
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Dorsal body cavity
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Near dorsal surface of body
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What are the two subdivisions? Of dorsal
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The cranial cavity and e vertebral or spinal canal
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Cranial canal
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Holds brain and is formed by skull
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Vertebral or spinal canal
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Contains spinal cord and is formed by vertebral column
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2 subdivisions of ventral body cavity
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Thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic
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Thoracic cavity
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Above diaphragm
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Abdominopelvic
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Cavity below diaphragm
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Anatomy
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Science of structure
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Physiology
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Science of body functions
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Larynx
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Voice box
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Trachea
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Wind pipe
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Axillary
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Armpit
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Clavicular
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Collar bone
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Sternal
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Sternum, breast bone
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Mammary
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Breasts
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Costal
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Ribs
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Scapular
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Shoulder blades
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Pectoral
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Chest muscle
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Deltoid
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Sholder
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How many regions are there?
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9
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How many quadrants are there?
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4
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Luq
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Stomach spleen pancreas and large intestine
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Ruq
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Liver Gaul bladder and large intestine
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Llq
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Large intestine ovaries and fallopian tubes.
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Rlq
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Appendix large intestines ovaries and fallopian tubes.
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Cervical
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Neck
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Thoracic
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Chest
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Lumbar
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Midback
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Sacral
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Lower back
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Coccyx
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Tail bone
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Gluteal
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Butt
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Brachial
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Upper arm
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Antecubital
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For arm
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Aecranon
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Elbow
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Carpal
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Wrist
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Phalanges
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Finger tips
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Manual
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Hand
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Pollex
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Thumb
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Femoral
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Groin area
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Patellar
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Knee cap
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Popliteal
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Back of knee
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Tarsal
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Top of foot
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Pedal
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Foot
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Calcaneal
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Ankle or heel
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