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1
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Lateral

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From the sides

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Medial

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Towards the middle of the body

The stomach

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Proximal

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Close to an attachment

At the hip

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Distal

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Away from an attachment

At the feet (extremities)

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Superior

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At the top

Towards the head

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Inferior

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At the bottom

Towards the feet

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Anterior/Ventral

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In the front

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Posterior/Dorsal

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In the back

Dorsal fin is located on the back of the shark/dolphin

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Superficial

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On the surface

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Deep

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Away from the surface, or further into the body

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Cross-section/Transverse

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Cuts the body directly in half horizontally

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Sagittal section

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Divides the body into left and right
Vertical cut
From the head to the toes

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Coronal/Frontal section

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Divides the body from the posterior and anterior sides
Cut from head to toes
Vertical cut

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14
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The 4 Abdominal Quadrants

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Right upper quadrant
Right lower quadrant
Left upper quadrant
Left lower quadrant

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Mediastinum

Media-stin-um

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The middle section of the chest cavity

The region between the lungs

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Thoracic cavity

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The chest cavity

Includes the mediastinum, the pleural cavity, the pericardial cavity

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Pleural cavity

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The lungs

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Pericardial cavity

Peri-cardi-al

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Around the heart

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Abdominopelvic cavity

Ab-domino-pelvic

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The stomach

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Peritoneal cavity

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Is between the parietal peritoneum lining the abdominal wall and the visceral peritoneum surrounding the abdominal organs

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Parietal pericardium

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Is a membrane around the heart

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Visceral pericardium

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Close to the heart

Touches the heart

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Parietal pleura

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The outer membrane that is attached to the inner surface of the thoracic cavity (lungs)

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Visceral pleura

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It covers the surface of each lung

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Parietal peritoneum

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Lines the abdominal and pelvic cavities

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Mesentery

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A fold of the peritoneum that attaches the stomach, small intestine, pancreas, spleen, and other organs to the posterior wall of the abdomen

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Visceral peritoneum

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Is wrapped around the organs that are in intraperitoneal cavity

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