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Anatomical Terminology

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Vocabulary Word
Definition
Planes of section   show
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Anatomical Position   show
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show Front of the body or structure.  
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Posterior (dorsal)   show
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show A structure that lies above another.  
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show A structure that lies below another.  
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show A structure closer to the midline of the body or movement toward the midline.  
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Lateral   show
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show The end of a structure of the extremities located closest to the trunk.  
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Distal   show
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show External; located close to or on the body surface.  
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show Internal; located further beneath the body surface than the superficial structure.  
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Cervical   show
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Thoracic   show
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Lumbar   show
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show Bottom of the foot.  
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Dorsal   show
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show The anterior or ventral surface of the hands.  
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show Facing upward (lying on back).  
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Prone   show
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show GOOD HEALTH  
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show consists of two compartments thoracic cavity and the abdominal cavity  
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thoracic cavity   show
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show the central nervous system and consist of the cranial cavity or spinal cavity  
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show liver stomach intestines  
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sectioned   show
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show imaginary flat surface that seperates two portions of the body  
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frontal section   show
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show a plane from front to back that seperates the body into right and left portions  
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show a horizontal plane seperates the body into upper and lower portions  
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