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Lab Quiz - Anatomical Terms Flashcards

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anatomical position is

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upright, forward-facing, palms forward, parallel and feet flat on the ground

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posterior/dorsal

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the back of the body (scapular, gluteal, otic)

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anterior/ventral

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the front of the body (mammary, umbilical, pubic)

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superior

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the top of the body (cephalic, thoracic, abdominal)

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inferior

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the bottom of the body (pelvic, pedal, pubic)

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cephalic

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frontal, orbital, nasal, buccal, oral, mental

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cervical

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throat

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thoracic

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sternal, axillary, mammary

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abdominal

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umbilical

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pelvic

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inguinal

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pubic

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genitals

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upper limb

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acromial, brachial, antecubital, olecranal, antebrachial, carpal

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manus

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palmar, pollex, digital

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lower limb

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coxal, femoral, patellar, popliteal, crural, sural, fibular or peroneal

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pedal

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tarsal, calcaneal, digital, plantar, hallux

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cephalic (posterior)

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otic, occipital

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cervical (posterior)

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neck

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back (dorsal)

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scapular, vertebral, lumbar, sacral, gluteal

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perineal

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between the anus and external genetalia

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medial

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towards the midline of the body

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lateral

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away from the midline of the body

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proximal

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toward or nearest the trunk or the point of origin of a part

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saggital plane

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divides the body into right and left

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midsaggital

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cut made at the midline

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parasaggital

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not on the midline

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frontal (coronal) plane

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divides the body into anterior and posterior

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transverse (horizontal) plane

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divides the body into superior and inferior

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cranial cavity

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contains the brain

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vertebral cavity

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contains the spinal cord

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thoracic cavity

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contains the heart and lungs

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abdominal cavity

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contains the digestive system

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pelvic cavity

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contains urinary and productive organs

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dorsal body cavity

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protects the nervous system (cranial and vertebral)

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ventral body cavity

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houses internal organs, divided into subdivisions by the diaphragm

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