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Whole Body Flashcard

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Definition
anatomic position   Position where the patient stands upright facing you, arms down their sides while palms are facing you. Feet are also facing foward.  
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prone   patient lays on their stomach, back up  
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supine   patient lays on their back, stomach up  
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abdominal cavity   cavity that holds liver, stomach, spleen, intestines, etc.  
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anterior   front of body  
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posterior   back of body  
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vertebral cavity   cavity that holds the vertebral column and majority of the CNS  
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superior   towards or closer to the head, upper part of the body  
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inferior   away from the head, bottom half of the body.  
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abdominopelvic cavity   cavity that holds both abdominal cavity and pelvic cavity  
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ventral   anterior  
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dorsal   posterior  
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left hypochondriac   contains spleen  
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frontal plane   plane that separates the anterior and posterior part of the body  
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cranial   head, skull  
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umbilical   belly button  
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caudal   another word for inferior, towards the tail  
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transverse plane   plane that separates the superior and inferior part of the body  
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pelvic cavity   cavity that hold urinary bladder, the pelvic colon, internal reproductive organs, and rectum  
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hypogastric   lower/median area of the abdominal area; under the umbilical area.  
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distal   further away from the central of the body  
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Medial   closer to the midline  
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epigastric   above the abdomen  
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dorsal cavity   cavity that holds cranial and spinal cavities  
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superficial   towards the surface of the body  
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right lumbar   middle right part of the abdomen  
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thoracic cavity   cavity in the middle of the chest that holds heart and lungs  
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deep   away from the surface of the body  
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homeostasis   body maintaining a stable, healthy state.  
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right hypochondriac   upper right corner of the abdomen  
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sagittal plane   plane that separates the body from left and right at any point  
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dorsal   back of the body, posterior  
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left iliac   bottom left corner in the abdomen  
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ventral cavity   cavity that hold both thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity  
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lateral   away from the midline  
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midsagittal plane   plane that separates the body into equal left and right parts.  
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proximal   close to the trunk of the body  
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right iliac   bottom right corner of the abdomen  
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coronal plane   plane that separates the anterior and posterior part of the body  
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cranial cavity   cavity holding the brain  
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left lumbar   outer left, middle area of the abdomen.  
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