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Medical Terminology

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show the position of the body when standing straight and facing ahead with each arms handing on either side of the lower body and the palms facing forward  
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show the position of the body when a person is lying flat on their front (face down)  
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show a person lying on their back (face up)  
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show the space between the abdonmial wall and spine which contains stomach, intestines, liver, etc  
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anterior   show
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posterior   show
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show an area of the body created by the spinal column that holds an important part of the central nervous system  
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show toward the head(above)  
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inferior   show
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show a cavity in the body made up of the pelvic and abdominal cavities( middle ventral cavity)  
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ventral   show
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left hypochondriac   show
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frontal plane   show
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cranial   show
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umbilical   show
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show away from the head, end of the body  
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show divides the body into upper and lower parts (horizontal plane)  
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show contains the major organs of the digestive and urinary systems,(bladder, etc)  
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hypogastric   show
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show body parts further away from the center  
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medial   show
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show relating the anterior wall of the abdomen  
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dorsal cavity   show
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show closer to the surface of the body  
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right lumbar   show
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show a space inside your thorax(chest)  
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deep   show
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show helps the body maintain a stable internal environment  
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show contains right lobe(liver), right colic angel, etc  
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sagittal plane   show
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show back portion of the body  
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show left colon  
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show the front aspect of the human body  
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show to the side of, or the middle of the body  
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midsagittal plane   show
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show closer to its origin  
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show right colon  
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coronal plane   show
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show the space in the skull  
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left lumbar   show
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