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77 Cards in this Set
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plane that cuts body into anterior and posterior parts
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coronal plane
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plane that cuts body into superior and inferior parts
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transverse plane
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plane that cuts body into right and left halves
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midsagittal plane
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plane that cuts body into unequal right and left parts
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sagittal plane
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plane that cuts body at an angle
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oblique plane
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in front of; toward the front surface
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anterior
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in back of; toward the back surface
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posterior
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at the back side of the body
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dorsal
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at the belly side of the body
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ventral
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closer to the head
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superior
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closer to the feet
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inferior
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at the rear or tail end
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caudal
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at the head end
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cranial
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toward the nose
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rostral
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toward the midline of the body
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medial
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away from the midline of the body
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lateral
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on the inside, underneath some structure
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deep
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on the outside
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superficial
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closest to the point of attachment to trunk
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proximal
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furthest from point of attachment to trunk
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distal
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region - head
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cephalic
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region - forehead
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frontal
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region - eye
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orbital
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region - cheek
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buccal
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region - chin
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mental
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region - includes sternal, pectoral, mammary
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thoracic
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region - sternum
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sternal
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region - chest
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pectoral
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region - breast
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mammary
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region - abdomin
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abdominal
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region - pelvis
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pelvic
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region - groin
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inguinal
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region - ankle
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tarsal
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region - top of the foot
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dorsum of the foot
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region - toe
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digital
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region - nose
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nasal
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region - mouth
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oral
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region - neck
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cervical
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region - shoulder
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deltoid
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region - armpit
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axillary
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region - arm
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brachial
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region - front of elbow
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antecubital
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region - forearm
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antebrachial
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region - hip
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coxal
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region - wrist
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carpal
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region - palm
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palmar
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region - finger
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digital
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region - thigh
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femoral
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region - kneecap
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patellar
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region - shin
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crural
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region - foot
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pes
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region - surrounding the brain
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cranial
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region - back of head
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occipital
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region - ear
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auricular
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region - spinal column
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vertebral
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region - elbow
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olecranal
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region - lower back
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lumbar
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region - just above butt crack
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sacral
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region - buttock
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gluteal
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region - anus
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perineal
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region - back of the hand
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dorsum of the hand
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region - back of knee
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popliteal
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region - calf
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sural
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region - heel
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calcaneal
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region - sole of foot
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plantar
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region - hand
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manus
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region - head, neck, and trunk
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axial
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region - limbs
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appendicular
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cavity - formed by cranium; houses brain
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cranial
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cavity - formed by vertebral column; contains spinal cord
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vertebral
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cavity - chest cavity; bordered anteriorly and laterally by chest wall and inferiorly by diaphram
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thoracic
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cavity - contains the pericardial cavity, thymus, trachea, esophagus,and major blood vessels
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mediastinum
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cavity - contains the heart
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pericardial
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cavity - contains the lungs
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pleural
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cavity - composed of two parts: abdominal and pelvic cavities
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abdominopelvic
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cavity - bordered superiorly by the diaphragm and inferiorly by a horizontal plane between the superior ridges of the hip bones. associated with the abdominal viscera, including stomach, spleen, liver, pancreas, small intestine, most of large intestine, kidneys, ureters
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abdominal
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cavity - region located between the hip bones and interior to a horizontal plane between the superior ridges of the hip bones. associated with the pelvic viscera, including urinary bladder and urethra, internal reproductive organs, some of the large intestine
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pelvic
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