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ch 3 body organization

  1. anter/o
    front/ anterior
  2. cerv/o
    neck
  3. chondr/o
    cartilage
  4. dors/o
    back
  5. my/o
    muscle
  6. poster/o
    posterior, back
  7. super/o
    superior
  8. trans/o
    across
  9. supine
    patient is lying horizontal and face up
  10. prone
    patient lying face down
  11. frontal plane-
    body separated into front and back portions 9anterior and posterior)
  12. sagittal-
    vertical plane divides body into UNEQUAL right and left portions
  13. midsagittal plane
    equal rt and lf halves
  14. transverse
    horizontal plane divides body into upper and lower ( uperior and inferior)
  15. Body cavitiesImage Upload 1
    body cavities
  16. abdominopelvic cavity
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  17. vertebrae break down
    • 7 cervical
    • 12 thoracic
    • 5 lumbar
    • 5 sacral (5 fused pieces)
    • 1- coccyx
  18. LUQ
    LEFT UPPER QUADRANT
  19. RUQ
    RIGHT UPPER QUADRANT
  20. LLQ
    LEFT LOWER QUADRANT
  21. RLQ
    RIGHT LOWER QUADRANT
  22. sacral
    lower back
  23. coccyx
    tail bone
  24. viscera
    internal organ
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ch 3 body organization
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body organization
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