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Anterior (ventral)

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front of body

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Posterior (dorsal)

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back of body

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Superior (cranial)

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closer to the head

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Inferior (caudal)

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closer to the feet

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Medial

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toward the vertical midline

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Lateral

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away from the vertical midline

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Proximal

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closer to point of attachment

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Distal

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further away from the point of attachment

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Superficial

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closer to the surface (visible veins)

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Deep

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deeper into the structure of the body

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Parietal

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surface touching body wall (ie thoracic cavity)

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Visceral

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shiny surface (ie outer layer, directly touching organs)

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Midsaggital

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separates body into left and right halves

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Parasagittal

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uneven left and right sections of the body

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Transverse (cross sectional)

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sectioned into upper and lower halves

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Coronal (frontal)

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creates a front and back portion of body (anterior and posterior sections)

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Cranial

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skull

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Cephalic

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head

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Frontal

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forehead

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Mental

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chin

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Buccal

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cheek

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Cervical

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neck

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Acromial

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shoulder

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Axillary

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armpit

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Brachial
upper arm
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Antebrachial
forearm
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Olecranal (Cubital)
elbow
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Antecubital
inside of elbow
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Carpal
wrist
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Pollex
thumb
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Coxal
hip
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Gluteal
buttock
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Inguinal
groin
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Pubic
genital
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Perineal
between anus and genetalia
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Crural
leg
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Femoral
thigh
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Pateller
knee
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Popliteal
back of knee
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Calcaneal
heel of foot
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Plantar
sole of foot
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Hallux
big toe
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Visceral
internal organs
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Somatic
related to the body (ie nerves carry info to brain)
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Cranial Cavity
contains skull and brain
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Spinal Cavity
behind vertebrae, containing spinal cord
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Orbital Cavity
behind eyeballs
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Nasal Cavity
behind nose
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Buccal Cavity
behind cheek
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Thoracic Cavity
chest, behind the ribs
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Abdominal Cavity
below thoracic cavity
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Pelvic Cavity
below abdominal cavity
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R & L Upper Quadrants
above umbilical region
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R & L Lower Quadrants
below umbilical quadrant in abdomen
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Epigastric Region
directly above umbilical
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R & L Hypochondriac Reigions
either side of epigastric region
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Umbilical Region
directly below epigastric region on abdomen
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R & L Lumbar Regions
either side of umbilical region
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Hypogastric Region
directly below umbilical on abdomen
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R & L iliac Region
either side of hypogastric reigon
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Flexion
moving toward the body (ie flexing arms)
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Extension
moving away from body
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Rotation
side to side head movement
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Circumduction
moving head in complete circle (ie neck circles)
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Abduction
lower leg moving away from body
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Adduction
lower leg moving toward the body (ADDuction)
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Supination
palms facing upward
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Pronation
palms facing downward
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Inversion
moving sole of foot inward
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Eversion
moving sole of foot outward
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Opposition
touching thumb to other fingers
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Elevation
moving shoulders upward (shoulder shrug)
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Depression
moving shoulders donwnward
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Protraction
lower jaw moving forward
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Retraction
lower jaw moving backward
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Head
rounded bony extension (ie top of femur)
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Condyle
large prominence, hinge joint (ie inferior and posterior femur)
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Fossa
basin like depression (ie between femur condyles)
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Facet
nearly flat and smooth surface (ie flat surface on front side of femur by condyles)
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Fovea
small indentation, smaller than fossa (ie indentation on femur head)
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Ramus
branch like projection (ie vertical portion of mandible)
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Tuberosity
rough surface on bone
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Tubercle
small, rounded projection (ie projection on femur head)
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Process
bony indentation on side of skull, below ear placement
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Crest
prominent raised edge of a bone (ie attachment site of femur head, top edge of pelvic bone)
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Line
narrow ridge of a bone (ie edge of femur)
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Spine
sharp projection (ie middle of vertebrae)
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Epicondyle
raised area above condyle
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Foramen (plural: faramina)
round or oval opening
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Meatus
canal passageway (small holes in skull by nasal cavity and chin)
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Groove
very small indentations (ie markings on top of brain)
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Sulcus (plural: sulci)
very shallow groove (ie indentations on the brain)
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Fissure
slit like opening
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Notch
"cut out" on bone edge (top portion of mandible)
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Sinus
air filled space (nasal cavities)

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