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| Atoms/Molecules->cells->tissues->organs->organ systems->organisms |
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| Muscular, Urinary, Skeletal, Cardiovascular, Lymphatic, Endocrine, Digestive, Integumentary, Nervous, Respiratory, Reproductive |
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| study of cells and their functions |
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a standard refrence position
-standing erect
-arms by side, palms forward
-thumbs out (lateral)
-head and eyes forward
-feet forward, together |
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towards the head/upper part
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towards the front/forward
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towards the back/behind something |
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towards the inside/inner part
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towards the outside/outer part |
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nearer to point of attachment
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farther from point of attachment/trunk |
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more towards the surface
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further away from the surface |
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| divides the body into left and right sides (can be unequal, midsagittal is equal) |
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| divides the body into front (anterior) and back (posterior) parts |
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| transverse/horizontal plane |
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| divides the body into top (superior) and bottom (inferior) parts |
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| located on posterior aspect, subdivided into cranial and spinal cavaties |
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| on the anterior part of the body, subdivided into the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities. these parts seperated by the diaphragm |
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| superior to the diaphragm, subdivided into the pleural cavity (lungs) and the pericardial cavity (heart) |
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| inferior to the diaphragm, subdivided into the abdominal and pelvic cavities |
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r.hypochondriac/epigastric/l.hypochondr.
r.lumbar/umbilical/l.lumbar
r.iliac/hypogastric/l.iliac |
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| 4 quadrants of the abdomen |
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RUQ rt.upper quad/LUQ lt.lower quad
RLQ rt.lower quad/LLQ lt.lower quad |
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