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30 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
Superior
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Above
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Inferior
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Below
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Anterior
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In humans, the most anterior structures are those that are most forward; front
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Posterior
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Structures toward the backside of the body; back
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Medial
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toward the midline/medial plane
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Lateral
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Away from the midline/medial plane
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Cephalad
(Cranial) |
Toward the head
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Caudal
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Toward the tail
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Dorsal
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Backside
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Ventral
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Belly side
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Promixal
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Nearer the trunk or attached end
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Distal
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Farther from the trunk or point of attachment
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Superficial
(External) |
Otward or at the body surface
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Deep
(Internal) |
Away from the body surface
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The wrist is _______ to the hand
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promixal
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The trachea is ______ to the spine
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anterior
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The brain is ________ to the spinal cord
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superior
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The kidneys are _______ to the liver
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dorsal lateral, inferior, and/or posterior
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The nose is _________ to the cheekbones
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medial
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The thumb is _________ to the ring finger
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lateral
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The thorax is _________ to the abdomen
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superior
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The skin is ________ to the skeleton
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superficial; superior
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Sagittal Plane
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A plane that runs longitudinally and divides the body into right and left parts
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Median or
Midsagittal |
A plane that divides the body into equal parts, right down the median plane of the body
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Parasagittal
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All other sagittal planes
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Frontal Plane
(Coronal) |
A longitudinal plane that divides the body (or an organ) into anterior and posterior parts
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Transverse Plane
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A plane that runs horizontally, dividing the body into superior and inferior parts (when speaking about organs: cross section)
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Describe competely the standard human anatomical position
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Standing erect, feet together, head and toes pointed forward, arms hanging at sides with palms facing forwards
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Define section
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A cut along an imaginary plane through the body wall or organ
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What are the bony landmarks of the abdominoplevic cavity?
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Vertebral column dorsally and the pelvis latterally and anteriorally
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