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| the position of the human body that medicine always refers to (body forward, arms at sides, & palms facing up |
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| change in the structure and orientation of cells |
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| absence of any organ or tissue |
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| abnormal development of tissues and organs |
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| new abnormal development of cells, benign or malignant |
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Frontal Plane
(also called "coronal plane") |
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| any vertical planes passing through the body from the head to the feet that divide the body from the front & back |
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Midsagittal Plane
(also called the "median plane") |
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| a vertical plane through the middle of the body that divides the body into equal right and left halves |
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| a horizontal field dividing the body into upper and lower portions |
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Umbilicus Region
(also called "navel") |
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| landmark used to divide the abdomen into quadrants |
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| Right Hypochondriac Region |
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| upper-right section of the abdomen |
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| between the right & left hypochondriac regions, in the upper section of the abdomen |
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| Left Hypochondriac Region |
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| upper-left section of the abdomen |
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| middle-right section of the abdomen |
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| middle section of the abdomen, between the right & left lumbar regions |
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| middle-left section of the abdomen |
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| lower-right section of the abdomen |
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| lower-middle section of the abdomen, beneath the umbilical region |
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| lower-left section of the abdomen |
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| the first 7 segments of the spinal column (abbreviated C1 to C7) |
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| the second 12 segments of the spinal column (abbreviated T1 to T12) |
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| 5 large segments of the spinal column that make up the largest & strongest vertebrae (abbreviated L1 to L5) |
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| a single, fused bone shaped like a triangle that makes up the 4th segment of the spinal column |
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| the 5th & last segment of the spinal column (tailbone) |
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| pertaining to the surface of the body |
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| away from the surface and toward the inside of the body |
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| same as anterior, toward the belly |
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| towards the mid-line of the body |
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| away from, or farthest from the trunk of the body or from the point of origin from a body part |
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| toward or near to the point of origin |
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| lying on the back, face up |
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| turning palms of the hands downward, or turning the foot so that the inner sole bears the weight |
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| turning the palm of the hands upward or forward, or raising the medial side of the foot |
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| the sole, or bottom of the foot |
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