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Circumduction
What is moving in a circle at a joint?
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FLexion
What is decreasing the angle between two bones, or bending a body part?
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Adduction
What is moving a body part toward the midline?
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Proximal
Body parts close to the point of reference are called
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Transverse Plane
What is the horizontal plane that divides the body into a top half and a bottom half?
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Dorsal Cavity?
What cavity is one long, continuous cavity located on the back of the body?
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Rotation
Turning of a bone on its own axis
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Frontal or Coronal Plane
What plane divides the body into a front section and a back section?
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Body Planes
What are imaginary lines drawn through the body at various parts to seperate the body into sections?
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Peritonitis
What is an inflammation of the abdominal peritoneal cavity?
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Nasal Cavity
What cavity contains the nose structures?
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Orbital Cavity
What cavity contains the eyes?
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Distal
Body parts distant from the point of reference are called
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Cranial
What is the directional term relating body parts located near the head?
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Medial
Body parts close to the midline or plane are called
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Midsagittal or Median Plane
What plane divides the body into equal right and left sides?
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Ventral or Anterior
Body parts in front of the frontal plan are called
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Dorsal or Posterior
Body parts on the back of the body are called
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Lateral
Body parts away from the midline are called
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Caudal
What is the directional term relating body parts located near the sacral region of the spinal column?
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Inferior2
What is the term to refer body parts below other parts?
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Thoracic Cavity
What cavity is located in the chest and contains the esophagus, trachea, bronchi, lungs, heart, and large blood vessels?
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Body Cavities
What are the spaces within the body that contain vital organs?
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Lumbar Region
The abdominal region that is near the large bones of the spinal cord is called?
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Upper Abdominal Cavity
What part of the abdominal pelvic cavity contains the stomache, small intestine, most of the large intestine, appendix, liver,
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gallblader, pancrease and spleen?
Hypogastric Region
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INferior
The abdominal region that is below the stomache is called?
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Superior
What is the term to refer body parts above other parts?
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Umbilical Region
The abdominal region that is near the umbilicus is called?
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Buccal Cavity
What cavity are for the teeth and tongue?
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Hypochondriac Region
The abdominal region that is below the ribs is called?
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Ascites
What is an abnormal accumulation of clear or milky serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity?
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Extension
What is increasing the angle between two bones or straightening a body part?
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