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| Relating to head, neck, and trunk, the axis of the body |
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| Relating to limbs and their attachments to the axis |
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| the study of body structures visible to the naked eye |
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| a universally standard position for anatomical purposes. caracteristics: body erect, with the feet only slightly apart, head and toes pointed forward, and arms hanging at the sides with palms facing forward. |
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| pertaining to the anterior body trunk region inferior to the ribs |
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| pertaining to the point of the shoulder |
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| pertaining to the forearm |
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| pertaining to the anterioir surface of the arm |
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| pertaining to the neck region |
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| pertaining to the fingers or toes |
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| pertaining to the forehead |
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| pertaining to the big toe |
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| pertaining to the bony eye socket (orbit) |
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| pertaining to the palm of the hand |
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| pertaining to the anterior knee (kneecap) region |
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| pertaining to the pelvis region |
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| pertaining to the side of the leg |
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| pertaining to the side of the leg |
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| pertaining to the genital region |
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| pertaining to the region of the breastbone |
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| pertaining to the heel of the foot |
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| pertaining to the buttocks or rump |
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| pertaining to the area of the back between the ribs and hips; the loin |
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| pertaining to the posterior aspect of the head or base of the skull |
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| pertaining to the posterior aspect of the elbow |
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| pertaining to the region between the anus and the external genitalia |
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| pertaining to the sole of the foot |
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| pertaining to the region between the hips (overlying the sacrum) |
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| pertaining to the back of the knee |
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| pertaining to the scapula or shoulder blade area |
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| pertaining to the calf or posterior surface of the leg |
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| pertaining to the area of the spinal column |
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| runs longitudinally and divides the body into right and left |
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| median/ midsagittal plane |
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| sagittal plane that divides the body into equal right and left parts |
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| general sagittal plane other than the median plane |
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| longitudinal plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior sections |
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| cross section. plane that runs horizontally. |
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| made up of the cranial and vertebral/spinal cavity |
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| made up of thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity |
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| part of the dorsal body cavity. continuous with the vertebral cavity. contains the brain within a rigid skull |
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| part of the dorsal body cavity. continuous with the cranial cavity. a bony vertebral column protects the spinal cord. |
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| part of the ventral body cavity. located superior to the diaphram. the heart and lungs protected by rib cage |
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| part of the ventral body cavity. consists of the abdominal cavity and the pelvic cavity |
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| part of the ventral body cavity. houses the stomach, intestines, liver, other organs |
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| part of the ventral body cavity. partically enclosed by the bony pelvis. contains reproductive organs, bladder, rectum |
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| very thin, double-layered membrane that cover the walls of the ventral body cavity and the outer surfaces of the organs. produces a thin lubricating fluid that allows the visceral organs to slide over one another or rub against the body wall without friction. Also compartmentalize organs to prevent spread of infection |
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| part of the serosa that is a membrane that lines cavity walls |
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| part of the serosa that is a covering the external surface of the organs within the cavity |
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| part of serosa that covers the abdominal cavity |
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| part of serosa that covers the lungs |
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| part of serosa that covers the heart |
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| center region of the abdomenopelvic surface |
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| superior center region of the abdomenopelvic surface |
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| hypogastric/ public region |
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| inferior centeral region of the abdomenopelvic surface |
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| lateral to the hypogastric region (inferior) of the abdomenopelvic surface |
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| lateral to the umbilical region (central) of the abdomenopelvic surface |
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| lateral to the epigastric region (superior) of the abdomenopelvic surface |
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| mouth. contains tounge and teeth. continuous with the rest of the digestive tube. |
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| located within and posterior to the nose. part of the passageways to the resp. system |
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| aka orbits. contain and present eyes |
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| medial to the ear drum and carved into the bony skull. contain tiny bones that transmit sound vibrations |
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| joint cavities. enclosed w/i fibrous capsules that surround freely movable joints. |
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