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Superior

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toward the head end or upper part of the body

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Describe Anatomical position and explain its importance

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Body is erect with feet slightly apart, palms facing forward and thumbs point away from the body. It is essential to understand the anatomical position bc most of the directional terms used refer to the body as if it were in this position, regardless of its actual position

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Inferior

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Away from the head end or toward the lower part of the body

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Ventral

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Toward the front of the body; in front of

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Dorsal

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Toward the back of the body; behind

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Medial

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Toward the midline of body

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Lateral

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Away from the midline of the body

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Intermediate

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between a more medial and more lateral structure

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Proximal

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Closer to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk

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Distal

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Farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk

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Superficial

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toward or at the body surface

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Deep (internal)

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Away from the body surface, more internal

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Sagittal Plane

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a vertical plane that divides the body into right and left

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Midsagittal (median) Plane

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the midline

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Frontal Plane (coronal Plane)

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divide the body into posterior and anterior parts (front and back)

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Transverse Plane

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divides body into top and bottom parts (superior and inferior)

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Oblique Sections

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cuts made diagonally (seldom used)

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Dorsal body cavity (back)

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contains both the cranial and the vertebral cavity, protects the nervous system organs

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Cranial Cavity

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located in the dorsal cavity, this cavity is the skull which protects the brain.

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Vertebral (spinal) Cavity

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Located in the dorsal cavity, the vertebral cavity encloses the spinal cord.

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Ventral Body Cavity

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the largest body cavity and it is the front cavity, which hold the Thoracic, abdominal and pelvic cavity.

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Thoracic Cavity

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Found in the ventral body cavity, this cavity protects the chest, lungs, heart, esophagus, trachea, etc.

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Abdominoplevic Cavity

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Found in the Ventral body cavity, this cavity houses the abdominal and pelvic cavities, which protects the stomach, spleen, liver, bladder, reproductive organs and the rectum.

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Serous Membranes of the ventral body cavitie

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The walls of the ventral body cavity and the outer surfaces off the organs it contains are covered by a thin, double layered membrane the serous membrane. The part of the membrane lining the cavity walls is called the parietal serosa. It folds in on itself to form the visceral serosa, covering the organs in the cavity.

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Abdominopelvic quadrants (4…left to right, up and down)

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Right upper quadrant (RUQ)______________Left Upper Quadrant(LUQ)

Right Lower quadrant (RLQ)_____________Left Lower Quadrant (LLQ)

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Regions on torso model (abdominopelvic regions)

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Right Hypochondriac__Epigastric Region__Left Hypochondriac region

Right Lumbar Region___Umbilical Region___Left Lumbar Region

Right iliac Region____Hypogastric Region____Left iliac region