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Superior
above or higher position
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Ventral/Anterior
located toward the belly surface or front of body
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Dorsal/Posterior
Located nearer the back. Opposite of Ventral/Anterior
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Caudal
nearer the sacral region of spinal column
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Medial
nearer the imaginary line that runs down middle of body or nearer the sagittal plane.
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Lateral
farther from midline, toward the sides of body.
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Proximal
nearest the origin of a structure.
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Distal
farthest from the point of origin.
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Frontal/Coronal Plane
dividing the body into a front and back or ventral and dorsal or anterior and posterior
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Sagittal Plane
divisions of R and L. related w/ directional terms of Lateral anf Medial referrences.)
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Transverse Plane
divisions of top and bottom halves. referrenced w/directional terms of Superior and Inferior
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Ventral/Abdominopelvic Cavity
divided into two sections. abdominal cavity and the pelvic cavity
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Thoracic Cavity
mediastinum, pleural cavity, pericardial cavity
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Pericardial Cavity
contains heart
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Pleural Cavity
contains lungs
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9 regions of abd
R&L Hypochondriac, R&L Lumbar, R&L Iliac, Epigastric, Umbilical, Hypogastric
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Dorsal/Posterior Cavity
Cranial Cavity, Spinal Cavity
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Cranial Cavity
Contains Brain
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Spinal Cavity
Contains Spinal cord
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