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planes, cavities, directional terms Flashcards

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1
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Anatomical Position

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-Body is facing forward
-Standing erect, holding arms at sides with palms of hands facing forward

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Coronal Plane

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A vertical plane that divides body into front and back

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Transverse Plane

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Horizontal plane is parallel to ground and divides body into top and bottom halves

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Midsagittal Plane

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Divides body down middle into equal left and right sides

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Ventral Cavity

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Cavity in front of body

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Thoracic Cavity

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Surrounded by ribs and chest muscles; superior to diaphragm

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Abdominopelvic

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Divided into upper and lower part

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Abdominal Cavity

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Between diaphragm and pelvis

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Pelvic Cavity

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Lower abdominal cavity

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Dorsal Cavity

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Cavity is on back side of body, one long continuous cavity on back

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Cranial Cavity

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contains brain

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Spinal Cavity

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Contains spinal cord

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Buccal Cavity

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Space in mouth for teeth and tongue

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Nasal Cavity

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For nasal structure

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Orbital Cavity

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Hold eyes

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Superior

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Above-

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Inferior

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Below

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Ventral/Anterior

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Toward the front of body

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Dorsal/Posterior

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Toward back

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Medial

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Toward midline of body

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Lateral

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Away from midline

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Proximal

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Closest to point of origin or trunk of body

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Distal

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Farthest away

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Cranial

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Located near head

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Caudal

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Located near sacral region of spinal column

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Superficial

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Toward body surface

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Deep

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Farthest from body surface

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Palmar

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describes palm side of hand

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Dorsal (hand)

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describes back side of hand

30
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Plantar

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Describes bottom of foot

31
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Dorsal (foot)

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Describes back side of foot

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