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Anatomical Position
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feet lined up with hims, hands hanging, palms facing forward
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Left and Right
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Those of the cadaver not the viewer
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Directional Terms
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those used to explain where one structure is in relation to another
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Regional Terms
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specific areas in the major body
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Axial
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Head, neck, and trunk
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Appendicular
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Appendages/limbs
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Plane
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sectioning (cutting) along a flat surface
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Sagittal plane
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a vertical plane that divides the body into left and right
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Median (Midsagittal) plane
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A sagittal plane that is on the mid-line
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Parasagittal plane
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A sagittal plane that is offset from the mid-line
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Frontal Planes
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Vertical anterior and posterior parts
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Transverse/horizontal Plane
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horizontal division of the body into superior and inferior cross sections
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Oblique Sections
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Diagonal cuts that occur through the horizontal and vertical planes
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Dorsal Body Cavity
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protects the fragile nervous system organs
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2 subdivisions of the Dorsal Cavity
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Cranial Cavity and Vertebral/Spinal Cavity
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Cranial Cavity
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the cavity in the skull that encases the brain
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Vertebral/spinal Cavity
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runs with in the bony vertebral column
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Ventral Body Cavity
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More anterior and larger of the closed body cavities
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2 subdivisions of the ventral body cavity
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thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity
- they house the internal organs collectively in the viscera or visceral organs |
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Thoracic Cavity
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-the superior body cavity, surrounded by the ribs and muscles of the chest
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