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1
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Supine

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Lying face up

Palma ceiling/sky

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Prone

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Lying face down

Palms face floor/ground

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Parasagittal plane

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Divides the body into unequal left and right parts

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4
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Midsagittal plane

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Divides body into equal left and right parts

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Frontal or coronal plane

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Divides body or organ into anterior and posterior portions

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Transverse plane

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Divides body or organ into superior and inferior portions

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7
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Oblique plane

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Divides the body or organ at an angle

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8
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Anterior or ventral

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Front

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9
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Posterior or dorsal

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Back

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10
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Superior

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Above

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11
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Inferior

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Below

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12
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Medial

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Towards midline of body

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13
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Lateral

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Away from midline of body

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14
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Proximal

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Closer to the point of attachment

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Distal

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Further away from point of attachment

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16
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Superficial

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Towards the outside of the body surface

17
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Deep

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Towards the inside of a body away from surface

18
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Dorsal body cavity

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Includes cranial cavity and vertebral cavity. Contains the brain and spinal cord

19
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Ventral body cavity

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Thoracic cavity and abdominal pelvic cavity.

20
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Thoracic cavity

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Pleural cavity- Lungs

Mediastinum(Space between lungs)- Esophagus, heart, trachea

21
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Abdominopelvic cavity

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Abdominal cavity-contains organs of Abdomen

Pelvic cavity-contains organs of urinary bladder, urethra and reproductive organs

22
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Diaphragm

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Separates the thoracic cavity from a Abdominopelvic cavity

23
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Visceral

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Touches the surface organ. Membrane closest to Organ

24
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Parietal

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Does not touch the surface of organ. Outer membrane of Organ

25
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Membranes around the lungs

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Visceral pleura parietal pleura and plural cavity

26
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Membranes around the heart

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Visceral pericardium parietal pericardium pericardial cavity

27
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Membranes around organs of abdomen

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Visceral peritoneum parietal peritoneum

Peritoneal cavity

28
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Organ system up defense

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Immune system

29
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Organ system of protection support and movement

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Integumentary system-protection
Skeletal system-support
Muscular system-movement

30
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Organ system of Internal communication and integration

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Nervous system-Brain and spinal cord

Endocrine system-hormones

31
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Organ system of fluid transport

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Circulatory system-heart and blood

Lymphatic system

32
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Organ system of input and output

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Respiratory system
Urinary system
Digestive system

33
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Organ system of reproduction

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Reproductive system

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