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Posterior (dorsal)

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Towards the back

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Inferior

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Away from the head

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Anterior (ventral)

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Toward the front

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Medial

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Towards the middling of the body

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Transverse plane

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Horizontal line that divides the body into superior and inferior planes

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Cervical

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Referring to the neck

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Proximal

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Towards the attached end of the limb, origin of structure, or midline of the body

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Frontal plane

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Longitudinal line that divides the body into anterior and posterior parts

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Superficial

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External; located close to or on the body surface

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Lateral

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Away from the midline of the body

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Thoracic

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Portion of the body between the neck and abdomen; aka the chest (thorax)

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Superior

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Towards the head

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Lumbar

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Portion of the back between the abdomen and pelvis

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Distal

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Away from the attached end of the limb, origin of the structure, or midline of the body

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Dorsal

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Top surface of feet and hands

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Deep

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Internal; located further beneath the body surface than the superficial structures

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Palmar

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Anterior/vevtral surface of hands

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Sagittal plane

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Longitudinal line that divides the body or parts into left and right planes

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Plantar

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Bottom if the feet

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Aside from distributing oxygen and nutrients to the cells, list the other major functions of the cardiovascular system

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A) removing waste – carbon dioxide and metabolic byproducts
B) carrying hormones, plasma proteins, food materials, ions, gases
C) temperature regulation and acid – base balance

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