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Medical Terminology

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Term
Definition
anatomic position   show
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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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show the front of the body  
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posterior   show
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vertebral cavity   show
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show toward the head(above)  
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show away from the head(below)  
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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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show divides the body into front and back sections (side to side)  
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cranial   show
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show used at the navel  
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show away from the head, end of the body  
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transverse plane   show
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pelvic cavity   show
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show the lower median of the abdomen  
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show body parts further away from the center  
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medial   show
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epigastric   show
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dorsal cavity   show
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show closer to the surface of the body  
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show lower back region if your spinal column  
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show a space inside your thorax(chest)  
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show away from the surface of the body  
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show helps the body maintain a stable internal environment  
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right hypochondriac   show
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sagittal plane   show
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dorsal   show
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left iliac   show
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ventral cavity   show
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show to the side of, or the middle of the body  
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show a vertcial cut down the center line of the specimen that separates the left half from the right half  
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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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cranial cavity   show
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show the lower back region of your backbone  
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