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what consists of the human anatomical position? |
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1) eyes facing foward 2) feet parallel and flat on floor and together 3) head level 4) palms forward-- thumbs pointing out |
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when body is laying down but face up |
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structures on the same side of the body |
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structures on the opposite sides of the body |
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near or towards front of the body |
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towards or near back of body |
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towards head end (upper part of body) |
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away from upper part of body |
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towards or at body surface |
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closer to origination of body parts or near the attachment to the limb of trunk (used with upper and lower limbs) |
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farther from origination of parts |
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what are the 2 divisions of the body? |
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what are the 2 divisions of the body? |
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this division of the body contains the head, neck, and trunk (thorax, abdomen, and pelvis) |
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this division of the body contains the appendages or limbs |
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what are the 2 major regions of the upper limb? |
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what are the 2 major regions of the lower limbs? |
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what are the 2 major regions of the lower limbs? |
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thigh (hip and knee) leg (knee and ankle) |
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this plane creates left and right parts (avertical plane) |
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this cuts body into equal right and left parts |
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this plane cuts body into unequal left and right parts |
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divides body or body part into anterior and posterior parts |
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frontal or coronal planes |
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divides body or body parts into superior and inferior parts |
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transverse or horizontal plane |
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what are the 2 body cavities? |
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dorsal and ventral body cavity |
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what are the 2 major subdivisions of the dorsal body cavity? |
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cranial cavity (houses brain) and vertebral cavity (spinal cavity--houses spinal cord) |
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this body cavity houses internal organs known as viscera |
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what are the 2 subdivisions of the ventral body cavity? |
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thoracic cavity and abdominal pelvic cavity |
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divides ventral body cavity from superior to inferior |
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what cavity within the thoracic cavity houses the lungs? |
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what are the 3 parts of the thoracic cavity? |
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pleural cavity (lateral) mediastinum (medially) (contains trachea, thymus, esophagus, etc.) pericardial cavity (this is housed in the mediastinum) |
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the cavity that contains the heart |
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what are the two parts of the abdominal cavity? |
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1) abdominal cavity 2) pelvic cavity |
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