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midterm Flashcards

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Anatomical Position

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The body is standing, feet are together, the face is forward, arms are at the side thumbs are pointing out

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anterior

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front

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ventral

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front

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dorsal

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back or towards the back

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posterior

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back, towards the back

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cranial

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toward the head

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cephalic

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toward the head

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caudal

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toward the feet (away from the head)

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superior

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above

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inferior

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below

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medial

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toward the middle

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lateral

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away from the midline

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proximal

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close to the point of attachment

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distal

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further from the point of attachment

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superficial

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on or toward the surface

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deep

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below the surface or deep inside

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Ventral Cavity

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Thoracic Cavity
Abdominopelvic Cavity

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Dorsal Cavity

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Brain
Spinal Cavity

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19
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Facial Cavities

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Orbital- eyes
Nasal - nose
buccal - teeth and tongue

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20
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Anatomy

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the study of structures of the body

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21
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Physiology

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the study of the functions of the structures of the body

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Midsagittal

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divides the body into equal left and right halves (Midline)

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Transverse

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divides the body into superior and inferior portions ( horizontal)

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Frontal

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Divides the body into anterior and posterior portions ( Coronal)

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Regions of the thorax and abdomen

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  1. Right Hypochondriac Region
  2. Epigastric Region
  3. Left Hypochondriac Region
  4. Right Lumbar Region
    5.Umbilical Region
  5. Left Lumbar Region
  6. Right Illiac Region
  7. Hypogastric Region
    9.Left Illiac Region
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Quadrants of the abdomen

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  1. Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ)
    - Liver, gallbladder, portions of the stomach, right kidney and intestines
  2. Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ)
    -stomach, spleen, pancreas, left kidney and intestines
  3. Right Lower Quadrant (RLQ)
    -intestines and appendix
  4. Left Lower Quadrant (LLQ)
    -Intestines
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bi-

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2

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tri-

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3

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uni-

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1

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nulli-

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0

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poly-

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many

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quad-

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4

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semi-

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half, partial

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hemi-

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mono-

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melano-

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polio-

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leuko-

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albus

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cirrhos

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xantho

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erythro

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rubio

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cyano

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chloro

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a-

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no, not, absence of, without, lack of

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an-

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ante-

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before, infront of

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anti-

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auto-

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brady-

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dys-

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painful, abnormal

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endo-

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in, within, inside

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exo-

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epi-

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on, upon, over

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eu-

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normal, good, easy

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hetero-

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homo-

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hyper-

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over, above, too much

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hypo-

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decreased, under, below

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infra-

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under, beneath, below

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intra-

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inside, within

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inter-

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micro-

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macro-

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neo-

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pan-

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para-

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beside, near, beyond

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per-

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peri-

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post-

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pre-

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before, infront of

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psuedo-

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retro-

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backward, behind

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sub-

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below, under

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super-

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supra-

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tachy-

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rapid, fast

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trans-

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across, through

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ultra-

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beyond, excess

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-algia

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-dynia

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