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Anatomical Position
feet flat, arms down and supine, face forward
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Vertical plane that divides the body into front and back.
Frontal Plane aka Coronal plane.
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Vertical plane that divides the body into right and left
Sagittal Plane
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Divides the body into upper and lower portions
Transverse Plane aka Horizontal plane.
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Divides right and left equally. Midline
Median Plane aka Midsagittal plane.
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Front
Anterior or Ventral
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Applies to limbs:
closer to origin
Proximal
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Applies to limbs:
farther from origin
Distal
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closer to body surface
Superficial
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farther from body surface
Deep
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outer layer of an organ
Cortex
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inner core of a organ
Medulla
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relating to organs; inner layer
Visceral
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relating to the walls; outer layer
Parietal
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Mediastinum, Left Pleura Cavity, Right Pleura Cavity
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muscle that separates the thoracic and abdominal cavity
Diaphragm
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Dorsal Cavity
cranial cavity, spinal cavity
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Ventral Cavity
thoracic cavity, abdominopelvic cavity
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Mediastinum
contains heart, trachea, esophagus, thymus, great vessel (medial separated from the thoracic cavity), between the lungs, from the base of neck to diaphragm
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double-layered serous membranes within thoracic cavity
Pleura
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Visceral Pleura/Pericardium/Peritoneum
on the organ
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Parietal Pleura/Pericardium/Peritoneum
on the outer wall
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double-layered serous membranes surrounding the heart
Pericardium
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double-layered serous membranes within abdominopelvic cavity
Peritoneum
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fold of peritoneum. Suspends SI from dorsal body wall
Dorsal Mesentery
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hangs from inferolateral border of stomach apron over SI
Greater omentum
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from supermedial border of stomach from liver
Lesser omentum
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Back of Hand/Top of Foot
Dorsum
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Elbow Crease (anterior)
Antecubital
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Inferior to abdominal region
Pelvic
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Ventral to pelvic region
Pubic
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between pelvic bones
Sacral
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Lateral lower leg
Peroneal
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