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Positional and directional terms

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ANTERIOR   Front of the body  
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POSTERIOR   back of the body  
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DEEP   away from the surface  
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SUPERFICIAL   on the surface  
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PROXIMAL   near the beginning  
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DISTAL   far from the beginning  
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INFERIOR   below structure  
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SUPERIOR   above structure  
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MEDIAL   pertaining to the middle  
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LATERAL   pertaining to the side  
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SUPINE   lying on the belly  
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PRONE   lying on the back  
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TRANSVERSE PLANE   divides body, upper and lower portions  
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SAGITTAL   divides body, left and right sides  
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CAUDAL   below another structure  
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ASCITES   Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen  
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FLATUS   gas expelled through the anus  
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MELENA   Black, tarry stools: feces containing blood  
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CROHN DISEASE   Chronic inflammation of the intestinal tract  
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DIVERTICULA   Abnormal side pockets in the intestinal wall  
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GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLEX   Solids and fluids return to the mouth from the stomach  
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PANCREATITIS   Inflammation of the pancreas  
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HEMOCCULT TEST   A test to determine the presence of blood in feces  
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ABDOMINAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY   Sound waves are beamed into the abdomen and recorded  
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LIVER SCAN   Radioactive material is injected intravenously and taken up by the liver cells  
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1.right hypochondriac region 2.epigastric region 3.left hypochondriac region 4.right lumbar region 5.umbilical region 6.left lumbar region 7.right inguinal region 8.hypogastric region 9.left inguinal region   the 9 abdominal sections from top right to lower left  
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