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Medical Terminology

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anatomic position   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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prone   the position of the body when a person is lying flat on their front (face down)  
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supine   a person lying on their back (face up)  
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abdominal cavity   the space between the abdonmial wall and spine which contains stomach, intestines, liver, etc  
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anterior   the front of the body  
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posterior   the back of the body  
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vertebral cavity   an area of the body created by the spinal column that holds an important part of the central nervous system  
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superior   toward the head(above)  
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inferior   away from the head(below)  
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abdominopelvic cavity   a cavity in the body made up of the pelvic and abdominal cavities( middle ventral cavity)  
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ventral   front part of the body  
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left hypochondriac   contains the left kidney, left lobe of the liver, & the spleen  
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frontal plane   divides the body into front and back sections (side to side)  
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cranial   relating the skull  
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umbilical   used at the navel  
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caudal   away from the head, end of the body  
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transverse plane   divides the body into upper and lower parts (horizontal plane)  
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pelvic cavity   contains the major organs of the digestive and urinary systems,(bladder, etc)  
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hypogastric   the lower median of the abdomen  
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distal   body parts further away from the center  
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medial   towards the center or middle  
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epigastric   relating the anterior wall of the abdomen  
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dorsal cavity   back of the human body  
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superficial   closer to the surface of the body  
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right lumbar   lower back region if your spinal column  
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thoracic cavity   a space inside your thorax(chest)  
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deep   away from the surface of the body  
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homeostasis   helps the body maintain a stable internal environment  
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right hypochondriac   contains right lobe(liver), right colic angel, etc  
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sagittal plane   divides the body into right and left side  
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dorsal   back portion of the body  
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left iliac   left colon  
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ventral cavity   the front aspect of the human body  
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lateral   to the side of, or the middle of the body  
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midsagittal plane   a vertcial cut down the center line of the specimen that separates the left half from the right half  
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proximal   closer to its origin  
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right iliac   right colon  
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coronal plane   vertical plane running side to side  
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cranial cavity   the space in the skull  
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left lumbar   the lower back region of your backbone  
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