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Anterior

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Front surface of the body

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Posterior

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Back side of the body

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Superior

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Above another structure

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Inferior

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Below another structure

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Medial

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Pertainingto the middle

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Lateral

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Pertaining to the side

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Ipsilateral

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Side of the body

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Contralaeral

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Opposite side of the body

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Proximal

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Near the point of attachment to the trunk

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Distal

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Farther wawy from the point of attachment to the trunk

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Apex

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Tip or summit of an organ

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Base

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Bottom of the surface

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Deep

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Away from the surface

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Superficial

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On the surface

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Prone

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Lying on the belly

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Supine

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Lying on the back

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Flexion

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Bending the joint; occurs in the sagittal plane

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Extension

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Straightening the joint; occurs in the sagittal plane

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Abduction

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Moving away from the median plane; occurs in the coronal plane

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Adduction

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Moving toward the medial plane; occurs in the coronal plane

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Lateral Flexion

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Used to describe the movement of the spine; occurs in the coronal plane

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Supination

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Movement of the forearm where the palm faces upward

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Pronation

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Movement of the forearm where the palm faces backward

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Protraction

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Moving toward the front (anteriorly)

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Retraction

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Moving toward the back (posteriorly)

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Elevation

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Upward movement

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Depression

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Downward movement

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Frontal Plane

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Anterior and Posterior

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Sagittal Plane

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Divides the body into left and right sides

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Transvere Plane

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Upper and lower sections of the body

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Abdominal

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Center anterior region of the trunk

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Dorsum

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Posterior region

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Brachial

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Arm region

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Gluteal

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Buttocks region

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Cephalic

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Head region

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Pelvic

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Lower anterior region of the trunk

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Cervical

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Neck region

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Pubic

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Genital region

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Crural

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Lower extremity region

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Thoracic

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Chest region

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Trunk

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Torso region

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Vertebral

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Spinal column region

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Pleural Cavities

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Thin fluid-filled space between the two pulmonary pleurae (visceral and parietal) of each lung

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Pericardial Cavity

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Potential space formed between the two layers of serous pericardium around the heat

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Mediastinum

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Membranous partition between two body cavities or two parts of an organ

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Abdominal Cavity

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Includes crucial organs such as the lower part of the esophagus, the stomach, small intestine, colon, rectum, liver, gallbladder, plancreas, spleen, kidneys and bladder

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Pelvic Cavity

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Bowl-shaped space located in the lower portion of the abdomen

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Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ)

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Majority of the liver, the gallbladder, a portion, the right kidney, and a portion of the small intestines and colon

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Left Upper Quadrant ((LUQ)

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Portion of the liver, the spleen, the stomach, the majority of the pancreas, the left kidney and a portion of the inestines and colon

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Right Lower Quadrant (RLQ)

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Half of the small inestines and colon, the right ovary and fallopian tube, the appendix and the right ureter

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Left Lower Quadrant (LLQ)

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Half of the small inestines and colon, the left ovary and fallopian tube and the left ureter

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Right and Left hypochondriac

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Lateral to the epigastric region, beneath the lower ribs

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Epigsastric

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Superior to umbilical region, above the stomach

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Right and Left lumbar

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Lateral to the umbilical region, at the waist

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Umbilical

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Central, surrounding the navel

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Hypogastric

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Inferal to the umbilical region, below the navel

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Right and Left iliac

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Lateral to the hypogastric region, at the grion

Anatomical Terminology (17 decks)

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