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Body regions and cavities

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What is the Cephalic region?   Head region  
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What is the Occipital region?   Back of the head (Nerves)  
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What is the Cervical region?   Neck  
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What is the Thoracic region?   Chest  
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What is the Pectoral region?   Breast (Surface of the chest)  
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What is the shoulder regions for bone and muscle? 2 answers   Deltoid (muscle) and Acromial (bone)  
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What is the region for the Shoulder blade?   Scapular  
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What region is the armpit?   Axillary  
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What is the Brachial region?   Arm  
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What is the region for the forearm?   Antebrachial  
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What is the region for the elbow?   Cubital  
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What is the Digital region?   Wrist  
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What is the Palmar region?   Palm  
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What is the Pedal region?   Foot  
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What is the Plantar region?   sole of foot  
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What is the region from the ribs to the bottom of trunk.?   Abdominal  
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What is the region where the thigh meets trunk (groin)?   Inguinal  
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What is the Femoral (bone) region?   thigh  
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What region is the Patellar?   Popliteus (behind the knee)  
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What region is the Popliteal?   Behind the knee  
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What is the Crural region?   The leg  
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What region would be the calf (back of leg)?   Sural  
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How many quadrants are there in the abdominal cavity? name them   There are four quadrants in the abdomen (quad meaning four) they are: * Right upper quadrant:liver/gallbladder * Left upper quadrant:spleen * Right lower quadrant:appendix * Left lower quadrant:descending colon  
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Why are the concepts of body quadrants and body regions critical when it comes to the medical field?   to keep from having an error in surgery  
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Why are body quadrants and body regions critical when it comes to the medical field?   they are standardized medical terms commonly used to reference numerous body situations from symptoms such as pain to disease to injury, etc.  
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What is the difference between the body regions and the body quadrants?   Quadrants refers to the torso only.  
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What are the abdominopelvic regions of the human body?part 1   Umbilical Region the centermost region surroundin the umbilicus(naval).Epigastic Region superior to the umbilical region (epi=upon,above;gasti=belly)Hypogastric (pubic) Region inferior to the umbilical region (hypo = below).  
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What are the abdominopelvic regions of the human body?part 2   Right&Left Iliac/Inguinal, Regions lateral to the hypogastric region (iliac=superior part of the hip bone)Right&Left Lumbar lie lateral to the umbilical region (lumbus=loin). Right&Left Hypochondriac R&L epiqastric region laterally (chondro= cartilage).  
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Starting from left to right, top to bottom, in anatomical position, name the to 9 body regions.   R hypochondriac, epigastric, L hypochondriac, R lumbar, umblical, L lumar, R iliac, hypogastric, L iliac.  
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What does the abdominal cavity contain?   Intestines, liver, spleen, stomach, pancreas  
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Name the two main body cavities and their regions.   DORSAL: Contains cranial and vertebrae cavities. VENTRAL: Contains Thoracic. Abdimino-pelvic, which contains abdominal and pelvic cavities  
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Superior   Above e.g the nose is superior to the chin  
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Inferior   Below e.g. the stomach is inferior to the head.  
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Medial   Toward the midline e.g. the sternum is medial to the shoulders.  
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Lateral   Towards the side e.g. the ears are lateral to the nose.  
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Superficial   Towards the surface e.g the skin is superficial to the heart  
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Deep   Towards the core e.g. the lungs are deep to the ribs  
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Ventral or Anterior   To the front e.g. the toes are ventral/anterior tothe heel  
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Dorsal or Posterior   To the back e.g. the spine is dorsal/posterior to the sternum  
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Proximal   For extremities, meaning near the trunk e.g. the elbow is proximal to the wrist  
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Distal   For extremities, meaning away from the trunk e.g. the toes are distal to the knee  
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Anatomical position   body upright, facing forward, arms and legs straight, palms facing forward,feet flat on the ground, and eyes wide open.  
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What differs between a dog and humans anatomical positioning?   dogs are quadrupeds, therefor their view is later, thereas humans are at an Anterior view.  
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Dorsal body cavity   cranial and vertebrae cavities  
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Ventral body cavity   thoracic cavity, diaphragm, abdominal and pelvic cavities  
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Thoracic cavity   Pleural and pericardial cavities, diaphragm, mediastinum  
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Abdominopelvic cavity   abdominal and pelvic cavities  
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What is the mediastinum?   the space between the lungs  
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What separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity?   The diaphragm  
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What separates the abdominal cavity from the pelvic cavity   THERE IS NO PHYSICAL BARRIER BETWEEN THESE TWO CAVITIES.  
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What does the pelvic cavity contain?   Urinary and genital structures  
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