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Anatomical position
Body is erect, feet are parallel, arms hanging at the side, and palms facing forward with thumbs pointing away from the body
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Superior
Towards the head or the body; above
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Inferior
Away from the head; below
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Ventral
Front; towards the front
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Anterior
Front; towards the front
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Dorsal
Back; towards the back
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Posterior
Back; towards the back
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Medial
Middle; towards the middle
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Later
Outer side; away from the body
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Intermediate
In between medial and lateral
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Proximal
Closer to the point of attachment of a limb to the trunk
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Distal
Farther away from the point of attachment of a limb to the trunk
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Superficial
External, closer to the body surface
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Deep
Internal; away from the body surface going inward
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Abdominal
Anterior body trunk
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Acromial
Point of the shoulder
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Antecubital
Anterior surface of the elbow
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Deltoid
Curve of the shoulder formed by large deltoid muscle
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Fibular
Lateral part of leg
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Inguinal
Area where thigh meets body trunk; groin
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Pelvic
Area overlaying the pelvis anteriorly
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Lumbar
Area of the back between the ribs and hips; the loin
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Occipital
Posterior surface of the head or base of the skull
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Olecranal
Posterior surface of the elbow
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Popliteal
Posterior knee area
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Scapular
Shoulder blade area
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Vertebral
Spinal column area
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Plantar
Bottom of the foot
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Sagittal section
Plane splitting the body into right and left sections
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Median section
Midsagittal section
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Midsagittal section
A Sagittarius planet hates cuts the body in the middle into left and right sections
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Frontal section
Plane that cuts the body into front and back sections
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Coronal section
Another name for frontal section
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Transverse section
Plane that cuts the body into top and bottom
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Cross section
Another name for transverse section
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How many subcavities does the dorsal body have ?
2
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How many subcavities does the ventral body cavity have ?
3
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What body cavity does the cranial cavity belongs to
Dorsal
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What body cavity does the spinal cavity belongs to
Dorsal
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What body cavity does the thoracic cavity belongs to
Ventral
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What body cavity does the abdominal cavity belongs to
Ventral
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What body cavity does the pelvic cavity belongs to
Ventral
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Diaphragm
Dome shape muscle separating the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity
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Mediastinum
The region in the thoracic cavity separating the lungs
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Abdominopelvic cavity
The cavity below the diaphragm that contains the abdominal cavity and the pelvic cavity
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What are the 4 quadrants that divide the abdominal cavity
RUQ, RLQ, LUQ, and LLQ
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What is the top right region dividing the abdominal cavity
Right hypochondriac region
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What is the top center region dividing the abdominal cavity
Epigastric region
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What is the top left region dividing the abdominal cavity
Left hypochondriac region
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What is the middle right region dividing the abdominal cavity
Right lumbar region
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What is the middle center region dividing the abdominal cavity
Umbilical region
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What is the middle left region dividing the abdominal cavity
Left lumbar region
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What is the lower right region dividing the abdominal cavity
Right iliac (inguinal) region
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What is the lower center region dividing the abdominal cavity
Hypogastric (pubic) region
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What is the lower left region dividing the abdominal cavity
Left iliac (inguinal) region
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Where is the oral cavity located
Head
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Where is the nasal cavity located
Head
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Where is the orbital cavity located
Head
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Where is the middle ear cavities located
Head
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What 4 separate cavities are located in the head
Oral, orbital, nasal, and middle ear
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Supine
Laying on your back
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Prone
Lying on your stomach
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Axial plane
Another name for the transverse plane
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