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body planes, directional terms & subdivisions of anatomy

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Coronal plane “Frontal Section"   show
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show Cut lengthwise “longitudinally” dividing the body into right and left parts Cut not down the exact center  
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show Cut directly down the middle, with two equal sides kidney’s separated by equidistance” would be midsagittal  
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Transverse Plane “Cross section”   show
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show A cross section at an angle *It is understood we are on a transverse plane but in test questions she is curious about the body*  
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show Front  
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Posterior   show
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show Tummy side  
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Dorsal   show
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Superior   show
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Inferior   show
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Cranial (Cephalad)   show
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show Towards tail  
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show Towards side  
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Medial   show
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show Closer to the trunk  
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show Further out to the extremity  
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show Away from the surface  
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Superficial   show
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Gross anatomy   show
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show Study of the structures in a region of the body  
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show All of the organs with related functions are studied together  
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Surface anatomy   show
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show Study of structures too small to be seen without using a microscope  
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show Study of tissues (Foundational to biology and medicine)  
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show Study of disease in tissues (Branch of medicine)  
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Clinical anatomy   show
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show Study of structural changes in the body throughout the life span (From birth, adolescence, adulthood and on and the changes that occur)  
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Embryology   show
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Kinesiology   show
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Body Cavities   show
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show no membranes; Cranial Cavity; Spinal Cavity; Protects brain and spinal cord  
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Cranial cavity   show
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Spinal cavity   show
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show (tummy side) larger than dorsal cavity, have membrane lining entire cavity; thoracic cavity; abdominopelvic Cavity, Mediastinum,  
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Thoracic Cavity   show
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show protects lungs and separates left from right  
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Abdominopelvic Cavity   show
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