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65 Cards in this Set
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What does anterior mean?
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To the front of the body.
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What does posterior mean?
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To the back of the body.
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What does superior mean?
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Above
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What does inferior mean?
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Beneath
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What does distal mean?
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Far away from the trunk of the body.
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What does proximal mean?
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Close to the trunk of the body.
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What is another name for dorsal?
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Posterior
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What is another name for ventral?
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Anterior
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What does medial mean?
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Towards the midline of the body
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What does lateral mean?
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Away from the midline of the body
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What does superficial mean?
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Close to the outside of the body
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What does deep mean?
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Far away from the skin,going inside the body
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What is a sagittal plane?
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A plane that vertically divides the body into right and left sides.
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What is a midsagittal plane?
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A plane that divides the body into equal right and left sides.
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What is a tranverse plane?
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A horizontal plane that divides the body into superior and inferior sections. Also known as a cross section.
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What is a frontal plane?
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A vertical plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior portions. Also known as a coronal plane.
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What is immediate mean?
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between a medial and lateral structure.
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What is dorsal body cavity?
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it has 2 subdivisions which are contiunous with each other.
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What is a cranial cavity?
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the space inside the bony skull
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What is a spinal cavity?
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extends from cranial cavity to nearly the end of the vertibral colum
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What is a ventral body cavity
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contains all structures within chest and abdomen
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what is a thoracic cavity?
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seperated from the rest of the ventral cavity by a dome shaped muscle
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what is an abdominal cavity?
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contains the stomach, liver, intestines, and other organs
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what is a pelvic cavity?
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contains reproductive organs, bladder, and rectum
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what is a diaphram?
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dome shaped muscle that seperates the thoracic and abdominal cavities
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where is the abdimopelvic cavity?
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inferior to the diaphragm
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where is the epigastric region?
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located superior to the umbilical region
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where is the hypogastric region?
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located inferior to the umbilical region
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Inguinal Region
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Lateral to the hypogastric region
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Lumbar Region
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Lateral to the umbilical region
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Hypochondriac Region
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Flank the epigastric region and contain lower ribs
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Abdominal
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Anterior body trunk inferior to the ribs
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Acrominal
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Point of shoulder
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Antecubial
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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 the leg
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Inguinal
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Area where thigh meets body trunk
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Nasal
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Nose are
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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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Genital region
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Sternal
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Breastbone region
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Tarsal
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Ankle region
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Thoracic
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Chest
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Umbilical
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Navel
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Cephalic
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Head
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Deltoid
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Curve of shoulder formed by deltoid muscle
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Gluteal
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Buttick
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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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Posterior surface of lower leg
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Vertebral
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Area of spine
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