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83 Cards in this Set
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Axial |
Central Part of the body, the head and trunk |
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Cranial |
Portion of the skull surrounding the brain |
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Facial |
The face |
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Frontal |
Forehead |
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Orbital |
Eye |
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Otic |
Ear |
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Nasal |
Nose |
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Buccal |
Cheek |
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Oral |
Mouth |
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Mental |
Chin |
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Occipital |
Back of head |
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Cervical |
Neck |
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Thoracic |
Chest |
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Sternal |
Breast Bone |
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Pectoral |
Chest |
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Mammary |
Breast |
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Abdominal |
Abdomen |
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Pelvic |
Pelvis |
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Pubic |
Genital Area |
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Dorsal |
Back |
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Scapular |
Shoulder Blade Region |
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Vertebral |
Spinal Column |
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Lumbar |
Lower back (between lowest rib and buttocks) |
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Appendicular |
Extremities or Limbs |
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Appendage |
Upper Limb or Lower Limb |
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Brachial |
Arm |
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Carpal |
Wrist |
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Palmar |
Palm of hand |
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Digital |
Fingers or toes |
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Gluteal |
Buttocks |
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Popliteal |
Posterior surface of the knee |
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Sural |
Posterior surface of the leg |
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Pedal |
Foot |
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Plantar |
Sole of foot |
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Superior |
Above |
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Inferior |
Below |
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Anterior (ventral) |
Closer to front of body |
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Posterior (dorsal) |
Closer to back of body |
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Medial |
Closer to midline of body |
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Lateral |
Farther from midline of body ex. eyes are lateral to the nose |
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Intermediate |
Between two structures |
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Ipsilateral |
On same side of body |
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Contralateral |
Opposite sides of body |
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Proximal |
Nearer to point of attachment of limb to trunk |
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Distal |
Farther from point of attachment of limb to trunk |
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Superficial |
Closer to surface of body |
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Deep |
Farther from surface of body |
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Sagittal |
Pass vertically through the body or organs and divide them into right and left sections |
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Midsagittal |
Vertical midline |
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Parasagittal |
Unequeal vertical plane |
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Frontal (Coronal) |
Creates anterior and posterior sections |
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Transverse |
Passes horizontally though body |
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Oblique |
Pas through at an angle |
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Longitudinal |
Plane running along the long axis of a narrow structure (cut with) |
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Cross Section |
Plane running perpendicular to the long axis (cut through) |
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Antecubital |
Anterior of elbow |
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Olecranal |
Posterior of the elbow |
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Tarsal |
Ankle |
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Calcaneal |
Heel |
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Fibular |
Lateral Side of the leg |
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Crural |
Anterior surface of the leg |
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Acromial |
Highest point of Shoulder |
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Inguinal |
Groin where thigh attaches to pelvis |
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Umbilical |
Navel |
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Patellar |
Anterior surface of the knee |
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Cephalic |
Pretaining to the head |
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Canual |
Hand |
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Femoral |
Thigh |
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Dorsum |
Back of hand or Top of Foot |
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Perineal |
Anus and external genitals |
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Pleura (pleural cavity)
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Serous membrane that covers Lung cavity
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Pericardium (pericardial cavity)
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Serous membrane that covers the heart in the thoracic cavity
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Mediastinum
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Central serous membrane compartment. Between lungs and extends from diaphragm to sternum.
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Coxal |
Hip |
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Axillary |
Arm pit |
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Parietal |
Outside layer of serous membrane |
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Visceral |
Inside layer of serous membrane |
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Peritoneum |
serous membrane that forms the lining of the abdominal cavity |
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Diaphragm |
Muscle that divides the thoracic cavity from abdominal. |
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Dorsum |
Back of hand |
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Sacral |
Between Hips (below lumbar) |
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Pollex |
Thumb |
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Phalangeal |
Technical name for fingers and toes |