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48 Cards in this Set
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superior
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towards the head
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inferior
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towards the feet
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proximal
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toward the connection to body
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distal
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from the connection to the body
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posterior
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backside
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dorsal
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backside
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anterior
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frontside
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ventral
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front side
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cephalad
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toward head
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caudal
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toward tail/feet
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orbital
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eyes
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thoracic
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chest
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sternal
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between breasts
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axillary
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armpit
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digital
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finger/toe
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crural
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shin
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patellar
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kneecap
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femoral
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thigh
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coxal
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hip
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carpal
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wrist
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brachail
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upper arm
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cervical
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neck
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tarsal
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ankle
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median/midsagittal
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cuts left to right
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transverse
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cuts top to bottom
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frontal
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cuts front to back
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dorsal body cavity
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cranial and vertebral
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cranial cavity
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brain
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vertebral cavity
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spinal cord
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thoracic cavity
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heart and lungs
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ventral body cavity
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thoracic and abdominopelvic
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pleural cavity
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lungs
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abdominal cavity
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digestive viscera
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pelvic cavity
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urinary bladder, reproductive organs and rectum
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pericardial cavity
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heart
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mediastinum
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heart and esophagus
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vertebral cavity
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spinal cord
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tuberosity
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large rounded projection, may be roughened
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crest
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narrow ridge of bone, usually prominent
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line
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narrow ridge of bone, less prominent than a crest
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epicondyle
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raised area on or above a condyle
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spine
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sharp, slender, often pointed projection
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process
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any bony prominence
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meatus
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canal-like passageway
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fossa
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shallow, basinlike depression in a bone
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foramen
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round or oval opening in bone
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epiphysis
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end of a long bone, thin layer enclosing spongey bone
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diaphysis
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shaft of bone
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