anatomical terminology Flashcards by kira nishinaka

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SAP (standard anatomical position)

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standing upright, palms facing forward

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prone

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face down

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supine

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face up

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anterior

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front

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posterior

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back

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dorsal

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back, spine

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ventral

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front, anterior

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inferior

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below, beneath

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superior

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above

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proximal

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close to

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distal

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far away

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superficial

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surface

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deep

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under

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medial

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towards the middle

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lateral

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away from the middle

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coronal plane

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cutting into front and back half

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sagittal plane

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cutting into left and right

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mid-sagittal

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cutting down the middle into equal left and rights

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parasagittal

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cutting unequally left and right

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transverse plane

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cutting top and bottom

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axial

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head, neck, spine

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appendicular

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arms, legs

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visceral

A

internal organs

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dorsal cavity

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back side

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ventral cavity

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front side

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thoracic cavity

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chest (heart, trachea, lungs)

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abdominal cavity

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stomach area

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abdominal-pelvic cavity

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lower abdomen (bladder, reproductive organs)

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diaphram

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separates the thoracic and pelvic region

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serous fluid

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lubricating fluid between membranes

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seroma

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pocket of clear fluid after surgery (blister)

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parietal

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outer layer

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visceral

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inner layer

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pleura

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surrounds the lungs

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pericardium

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surrounds the heart

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peritoneum

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surrounds organs in the abdominopelvic cavity

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cranial cavity

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brain

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spinal cavity

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spinal cord