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| standing erect, arms at sides with palms forward, feet flat on the floor |
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| back (dorsum),chest (thorax), abdomen (center), pelvis |
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armpit (axilla)
shoulder (acromial),
arm (brachium),
elbow (cubitus)
forearm (antebrachium)
hand (manus)
wrist (carpus)
palm (metacarpus)
fingers (digits) |
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buttocks (gluteal)
thigh (femoral)
knee (genu)
leg (crus)
foot (pes)
ankle (tarsus)
sole (metatarsus)
toes (digits) |
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| The head end is referred to as the superior end (Latin superior: "above"), |
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| while the feet are referred to as the inferior end (Latin inferior: "below"). |
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| refers to the "front" of the individual, and is synonymous with ventral. |
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| refers to the "back" of the subject, and is synonymous with dorsal |
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| describes a structure toward the midline of the body and lateral away from that median plane. ex. nose is medial to the ears |
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| Away from the median plane |
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| the relative location of an anatomical structure lying between two other structures: |
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| on the same side as another structure |
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| on the opposite from another structure. ex.left arm right leg |
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| (Latin proximus; nearest) is used to describe where the appendage joins the body, |
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| (Latin distare; to stand away from) is used for the point furthest from the point of attachment to the body. |
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| on the surface or shallow.The skin is superficial to the muscles. The cornea is on the superficial surface of the eye. |
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| In anatomy, away from the surface or further into the body.The bones are deep to the skin |
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| Adjective from the Latin "parietalis" meaning "belonging to the wall" that the ancient anatomists used to designate the wall, as of a body cavity. |
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| Referring to the viscera, the internal organs of the body, specifically those within the chest (as the heart or lungs) or abdomen (as the liver, pancreas or intestines). |
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| Transverse Plane/SAGITTAL / PARASAGITTAL |
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| Horizontal plane dividing the body into a top and bottom half |
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| Median Plane/midsagittal plane |
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| Divides the body into right and left sides |
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| Divides the body from front to back |
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| cuts the body in half horizontally separates head from feet |
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| Any plane through the body that is not parallel to one of the former three. |
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cranial cavity (brain)
vertebral cavity (spinal cord) |
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thoracic cavity – contains:
right pleural cavity (lung)
left pleural cavity (lung)
pericardial cavity (heart)
abdominopelvic cavity – contains:
abdominal cavity
pelvic cavity |
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