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Planes, Cavities, Regions

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Imaginary lines drawn through the body at various parts   Planes  
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Horizontal plane that divides body into top half and bottom   Transverse plane  
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Body parts that are above other parts   Superior  
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Body parts that are below other parts   Inferior  
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Toward or near the head   cranial  
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Near the sacrum region (tail) of the body   caudal  
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Divides body into right and left sides   Midsaggital  
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Body parts in front of the body   ventral or anterior  
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Body parts on the back of the body   Dorsal or posterior  
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Divides the body into a front section and a back section   frontal or coronal plane  
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Body parts close to the midline   medial  
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body parts away from the midline   Lateral  
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Directional term for being close to the torso   Proximal  
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Directional term for being far away from the torso   Distal  
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The wrist is _____________ and the finger nails are ____________   Proximal, Distal  
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Spaces within the body that contain vital organs   cavities  
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Cavity that includes the cranial cavity and the spinal cavity   Dorsal or posterior cavity  
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The cranial cavity contains the?   Brain  
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The spinal cord is in the_________ cavity   Spinal or vetrebral cavity  
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What separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominopelvic cavity?   The diaphragm  
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The abdominopelvic cavity contains the?   Abdominal and pelvic cavities  
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What organs are in the thoracic cavity?   Heart, lungs, bronchi, trachea, esophagus, & major blood vessels  
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What organs are in the pelvic cavity?   Bladder, reproductive organs and the rest of large intestine  
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What organs are in the abdominal cavity?   Stomach, small intestines, most of large intestines, gallbladder, pancreas, liver, & spleen  
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The teeth and tongue are in what cavity?   The buccal cavity  
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What is the name of the cavity that contains the eyes?   Orbital  
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The nasal structures are in the?   Nasal cavity  
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Lying face down?   Prone  
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Lying on your back, head down and feet up   Trendelenberg  
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Lying face up on your back   Supine  
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Sitting half way up   Semi-fowlers  
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Region above the stomach   Epigastric  
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Region below the stomach   Hypogastric  
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Region where the belly button is   umbilical  
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Regions below the ribs   Right and left hypochondriac  
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Region near the large bones of the spinal cord   Right and left Lumbar  
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Region near the groin   Right and left iliac  
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Aother name for the right and left iliac regions   Right and left inguinal  
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What are the 4 initials for the quadrants   RUQ, LUQ, RLL, & LLQ  
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The heart is in which cavity?   Thoracic  
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The brain is in the_____ cavity?   Cranial  
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The small intestine is in the ________cavity   Abdominal  
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