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Overview of the body

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the ____________________and _______________fields are notorious for the numerous terms needed to accurately communicate in day-to-day duties   Healthcare, medical  
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these ____________ are necessary to ensure that everyone working with a client or patient is relaying and undersdtanding the same information   terms  
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_______________terms describe the relative location of different body features and the ways the body can be viewed when sliced along imaginary lines.   directional  
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_________________terms are used to explain how a client or patient must be situated for a particular healthcare or medical procedure.   position  
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________________terms make their way into a variety of health-related fields, including police crime-scene analysis and athletic training   position  
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_________________terms are also important for helping to place a person in a particular position.   movement  
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___________________terms are most commonly used to explain a person's ability to move a body structure in a particular direction in relation to the center of the body.   movement  
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_________________terms provide a way of accurately mapping the location of particular parts.   body region  
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body region terms are also used to describe the location of ________or ___________   pain, injury  
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body region terms provide a way to divide the body into ______________that contain particular external or internal body structures.   sections  
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____________________is the study of body structure   anatomy  
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_______________________ looks at tiny body structures   fine anatomy  
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_______________________ looks at large body structures   gross anatomy  
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______________________is the study of body fuction   physiology  
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____________________orientation explains a particular view of a person   directional  
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__________________refers to the middle of the body   medial  
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__________________refers to the sides of the body   lateral  
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__________________or _______________refers to a location near the head   superior, or cephalic  
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__________________ or ______________ refers to a location near the feet.   inferior, or caudal  
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__________________ or ______________ refers to the front of the human body   anterior, or ventral  
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__________________ or ______________refers to the back of the human body.   posterior, or dorsal  
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________________________ are views of imaginary lines sliced through a person   directional planes  
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a _______________section slices the body vertically into left and right sections   sagittal  
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a _______________section slices the body into equal left and right halves.   midsagittal  
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a ______________, or _______________ section slices the body vertically into anterior and posterior sections   frontal, or coronal  
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a ______________section slices the body horizontally into inferior and superior sections   transverse  
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__________________ terms indicate how a person is to be situated   postion  
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__________________ terms describe the movement of body parts in relation to the standing person   movement  
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each movement has an opposing movement, which is called ________________ movement   antagonistic  
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body joints can be bent or straightened in movements called ______________ and _______________   flexion, and extension  
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body joints can be moved away or toward the body in movements called ____________ and ________________   abduction and adduction  
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body joints can be roated in movements called _____________ and _______________   eversion and inversion  
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body regions are divided into _____________________, ______________________ and quadrants   general locations, abdominopelvic regions  
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___________________regions include nine sections that divide up the abdominal and pelvic portions of the body   abdominopelvic  
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___________________sections the abdominal region into four portions   quadrants  
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the human body is naturally divided into ____________________   internal cavities  
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________________is the study of development   embryology  
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________________explains the forms taken by body structures   morpholgy  
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________________is the study of disease   pathology  
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________________refers to a structure on an appendage located father away from the attachment point of the appendage to the body   distal  
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________________is a laying down face up position   supine  
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________________is a laying down face down position   prone  
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three variations of a _____________ position are: dorsal recumbent, lithotomy, and trendelenburg positions   supine  
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two modifications of the _______________ position are: Sim's and knee-chest positions   prone  
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a _______________movement brings the body or limbs into a bent position while ___________ straightens out the body or limb   flexion, extension  
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an abdominopelvic region is a ventrally veiwed section of the body below the ______________ and above the _________   thorax, legs  
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the ________________region represents the center of te abdominopelvic region   umbilical  
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the _______________, _______________ and _____________ system structures are primarily identified with the abdominopelvic cavity   digestive, reproductive, urinary  
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the ________________cavity is in the upper anterior part of the body and contains the respiratory system.   thoracic  
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the _____________cavity is medial and dorsal; it contains the spinal cord   spinal  
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the ______________layer forms the outer wall of the stomach   parietal  
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the heart is mostly located in the: a) LLQ b) RLQ c)LUQ d) RUQ   c  
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the thoracic cavity can be further divided into the ______________ and ____________ cavities   pericardial, pleural  
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______________is often used in place of the term "anatomy"   morphology  
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_______________serous membrane of the abdominal cavity   peritoneum  
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_____________can be used to describe the inner wall of an organ and also can be used to refer to a covering directly on the surface of a body part   visceral  
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______________ and ______________ are posterior body cavities   cranial, spinal  
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