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Median plane

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Vertical plane divides left and right

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Sagittal plane

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Vertical plane divides left and right

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Frontal plane

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Divides body to front and back

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Coronal plane

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Divides body to front and back

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Transverse plane

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divides body upper and lower portions

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Horizontal plane

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divides body upper and lower portions

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Cephalic region

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Entire head

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Cervical region

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Neck

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Trunk

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Torso

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Thoracic

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Chest (anterior)

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Abdominal region

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Abdomen (anterior)

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Pelvic region

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Pelvis (anterior)

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Pubic region

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Genitals (anterior)

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Dorsum

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The back (posterior)

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Vertebral region

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Vertebrae (posterior)

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Gluteal region

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Buttock (posterior)

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Upper extremities (UE)

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Arms (attached to trunk)

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Lower extremities (LE)

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Legs (attached to trunk)

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Brachial regions

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Arms (attached to trunk)

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Crural regions

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Legs (attached to trunk)

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Cranial cavity

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Brain (dorsal cavity)

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Spinal cavity

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Spinal cord (dorsal)

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Thoracic cavity

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2 lungs and mediastinum (ventral)

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Diaphragm

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Physical wall between thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity

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Viscera (internal organs)

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Organs within the ventral cavities

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Pleura

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Membrane that lines cavities and encases viscera in the thoracic cavity

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Peritoneum

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Membrane that lines cavities and encases viscera in the abdominopelvic cavity

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Parietal layer (parietal pleura; parietal peritoneum)

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Outer layer that lines the cavities

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Visceral layer (visceral pleura; visceral peritoneum)

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Inner layer that encases the viscera

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Pleural cavity

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Lungs

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Pericardial cavity

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Heart

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Superior

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More toward the head, or above another structure

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Cephalic

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More toward the head, or above another structure

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Inferior

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More toward the feet or tail, or below another structure

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Caudal

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More toward the feet or tail, or below another structure

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Anterior

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More toward the front or belly-side of the body

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Ventral

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More toward the front or belly-side of the body

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Posterior

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More toward the back or spinal cord side of the body

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Dorsal

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More toward the back or spinal cord side of the body

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Medial

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Refers to the middle or near the middle of the body or the structure

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Lateral

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Refers to the side

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Proximal

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Located nearer to the point of attachment to the body

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Distal

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Located farther away from the point of attachment to the body

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Apex

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Tip or summit of an organ

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Base

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Bottom or lower part of an organ

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Superficial

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More toward the surface of the body

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Deep

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Further away from the surface of the body

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Supine

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The body lying horizontally and facing upward

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Prone

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The body lying horizontally and facing downward

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Anatomical position

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Standing erect with arms at side, palms forward, eyes looking straight ahead, toes forward, legs and feet parallel

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Right Hypochondriac region

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right lateral region of upper row beneath the lower ribs

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Epigastric region

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middle area of upper row above the stomach

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Left hypochondriac region

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left lateral region of the upper row above the stomach

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Right lumbar region

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right lateral region of the middle row at the waist

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Umbilical Region

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Central area over the navel

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Left lumbar region

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left lateral region of the middle row at the waist

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Right iliac region

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right lateral region of the lower row at the groin

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Hypogastric region

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middle region of the lower row beneath the navel

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Left iliac region

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left lateral region of the lower row at the groin

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Right upper quadrant (RUQ)

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Contains: majority of liver, gallbladder, small portion of pancreas, right kidney, small intestines, colon

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Right lower quadrant (RLQ)

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Contains: small intestines, colon, right ovary, right fallopian tube, appendix, and right ureter

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Left upper quadrant (LUQ)

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Contains a small portion of liver, spleen, stomach, majority of pancreas, left kidney, small intestines, and colon.

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Left lower quadrant (LLQ)

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Contains: small intestines, colon, left ovary, left fallopian tube, and left ureter.

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