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Superior
Closer to the head of the body.
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Inferior
Further away from the head of the body.
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Anterior (also known as Ventral)
Towards the front of the body (Face side).
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Posterior (also known as Dorsal)
Towards the back of the body (derriere).
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Medial
Closer to the mid-line of the body (bellybutton).
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Lateral
Further away from the mid-line of the body.
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Ipsilateral
On the same side of the body.
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Contralateral
On the opposite side of the body.
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Proximal
Closer to the trunk (torso) of the body. Refers to the extremities.
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Distal
Further away from the trunk of the body. Refers to the extremities.
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Superficial
Closer to the surface of the body.
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Deep
Farther away from the surface of the body.
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Cephalic
Superial (older term).
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Caudal
Inferior (older term).
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Sagittal
Vertical plane that divides the body into a left/right side (doesn't mean sides are equal).
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Midsagittal
Right down the middle - exactly.
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Parasagittal
Unequal (division of) left and right sides.
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Frontal
Vertical plane that divides anterior/posterior.
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Transverse
Horizontal plane that divides superior/inferior.
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Oblique
An angle plane - unspecific.
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Cranial Cavity
Created by our skull bones; contains the brain.
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Vertebral Cavity
Created by our spinal column; contains the spinal cord.
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Thoracic Cavity
Created by rib cage and diaphragm; contains the lungs, heart, thymus, esophagus, and trachea.
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Abdominal Cavity
Created by diaphragm (goes to approximately top of hip bones); contains kidneys, liver, gallbladder, large and small intestines.
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Pelvic Cavity
General area- between hips; contains reproductive organs (ovaries, uterus, bladder).
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Mediastinum
Central portion of the thoracic cavity; contains heart, thymus, esophagus, and trachea.
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Pleural
Found on either side of the mediastinum; contain the lungs.
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Pericardial
Subsection of the Mediastinum; contains only the heart.
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Fill in the Abdominopelvic Quadrants.
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