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1
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Limbs only, further away from the root

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Distal

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2
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Closer to the head or higher

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Superior

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3
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Farther away from the midline

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Lateral

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4
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More in front

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Anterior

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5
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Closer to the surface

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Superficial

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6
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Toward the back

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Dorsal

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7
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Lying face up

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Supine

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8
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Lying face up

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Supine

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9
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Toward the front/belly

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Ventral

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10
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Closer to midline

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Medial

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11
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Closer to the feet or lower

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Inferior

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12
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Limbs only, closer to the root of the limb

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Proximal

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13
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More in back

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Posterior

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14
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Lying face down

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Prone

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15
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Closer to the core of the body

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Deep

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16
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Minor wound in which the skin is rubbed or scrapped

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Abrasion

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17
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Adapting to a new enviorment

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Acclimatization

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18
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Sudden, aburpt

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Acute

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19
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Work/exercise requiring oxygen

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Aerobic

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20
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Lack or loss of memory

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Amnesia

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21
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Work/exercise not needing oxygen

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Anaerobic

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22
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Agent for droducing insensibility to pain

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Analgesic

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23
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Site where two bones meet

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Articulation

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24
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Wasting away or organ or tissue

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Atrophy

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25
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Tearing or pulling away of structure

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Avulsion

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26
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Fluid filled sac at joint that prevents friction

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Bursa

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27
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Inflamation of bursa

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Bursitis

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28
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Gristle like padding that is between bones

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Cartilage

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29
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Long duration or reurcurrance

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Chronic

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30
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State of being pinched off or smaller than normal

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Constriction

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31
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To advise against

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Contraindiction

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32
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Opposite side

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Contralateral

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33
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A bruise to bone or muscle

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Contusion

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34
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Cracking sound or feeling

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Crepitus

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35
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treatment by use of cold

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Cryotherapy

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36
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Blue skin from lack of oxygen

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Cyanosis

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37
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Name of disease or condition

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Diagnosis

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38
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State of being enlarged

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Dilation

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39
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Displacement of bone from its normal postion

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Dislocation

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40
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Visible bleeding beneath the skin as purple or blue

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Ecchymosis

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41
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Swelling due to abnormal gathering of fluid in tissue

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Edema

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42
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Swelling in the joint

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Effusion

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43
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Break or crack in bone

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Fracture

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44
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Swelling composed of blood

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Hematoma

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45
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Treatment by use of water

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Hydrotherapy

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46
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A surgically cut made

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Incision

47
Q

To advise the use of

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indicate

48
Q

The body’s reaction to injury

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Inflammation

49
Q

To supply with nervers

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Innervate

50
Q

Looseness of joint

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Joint Laxity

51
Q

Jagged cut or tear in skin

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Laceration

52
Q

Tissue that connects bone to bone

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Ligament

53
Q

The circumstance in wich an injury occurs

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Mechanism of Injury

54
Q

Method or apparatus used for healing injury

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Modality

55
Q

Examination by touch

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palpation

56
Q

Pain at the sorest spot of an injury

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Point of tenderness

57
Q

Prediction of course and outcome of injury

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Prognosis

58
Q

Balance, sense of the bodies position in space

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Proprioception

59
Q

Movement of joint around central point

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Range of Motion

60
Q

Bring back to normal position

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Reduction

61
Q

Pain that occurs away from the injury site

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Referred Pain

62
Q

pulling away of generally non-movible joint

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Separation

63
Q

Faliure of the cardiovascular system to circulate enough blood

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Shock

64
Q

Stretching or tearing of ligament

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Sprain

65
Q

Streching or tearing of tendon or muscle

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Strain

66
Q

partiel disloctaion of joint

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Subluxation

67
Q

Connects muscle to bone

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Tendon

68
Q

Treatment using heat

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Thermotherapy

69
Q

Distal aspect of limb forced away from midline

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Valgus

70
Q

Distal aspect of limb forced toward midine

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Varus

71
Q

An agent causing the constriction or closing of blood vessels

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Vasoconstrictor

72
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An agent that causes dilation or opening of blood vessels

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Vasodilator

73
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Fainting due to inadequate oxygen to the brain

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Syncope

74
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Abdominal

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Abdomin

75
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Acromial

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Point of shoulder

76
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Antebrachial

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forearm

77
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Antecubital

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front of elbow

78
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Axillary

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Armpit

79
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Brachial

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arm

80
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Buccal

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Cheek

81
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Calcaneal

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heel

82
Q

Carpal

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Wrist

83
Q

Cephalic

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head

84
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Cervical

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Neck

85
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Coxal

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Hip

86
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Cranial

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Skull

87
Q

Crural

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Shin

88
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Cubital/Olecranal

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Elbow

89
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Digital

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Finger

90
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Femoral

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Femor

91
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Frontal

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Forehead/front of skull

92
Q

Genital(pubic)

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external reproductive organs

93
Q

Gluteal

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buttocks

94
Q

Inguinal

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groin

95
Q

mammary

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breast

96
Q

Mental

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chin

97
Q

Nasal

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Nose

98
Q

Occipital

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back of skull

99
Q

orbital

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eye cavity

100
Q

otic

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ear

101
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palmar

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palm

102
Q

patellar

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knee

103
Q

pectoral

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front of chest

104
Q

Perineal

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between thighs

105
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Pes

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Foot

106
Q

Plantar

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Sole of foot

107
Q

Popliteal

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back of knee

108
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Sacral

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Bottom of spine

109
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Sternal

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anterior of rib

110
Q

Sural

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calf

111
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Tarsal

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ankle

112
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Thoracic

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Chest

113
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Vertebral

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Spine

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