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__________ IS THE NAME OF THE LONGITUDINAL PLANE THAT DIVIDES THE BODY INTO ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR PARTS

FRONTAL / CORONAL PLANE

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__________ IS THE NAME OF THE LONGITUDINAL PLANE THAT DIVIDES THE BODY INTO UNEQUAL RIGHT AND LEFT PARTS

PARASAGITTAL PLANE

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A PLANE RUNNING LONGITUDINALLY RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE OF THE BODY AND DIVIDING IT INTO EQUAL LEFT AND RIGHT PARTS, IS CALLED A __________

MEDIAN / MIDSAGITTAL PLANE

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__________ IS THE NAME OF THE LONGITUDINAL PLANE THAT DIVIDES THE BODY INTO RIGHT AND LEFT PARTS

SAGITTAL PLANE

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WHEN ORGANS ARE SECTIONED ALONG THE TRANSVERSE PLANE THE SECTIONS ARE COMMONLY CALLED __________

CROSS SECTIONS

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__________ IS THE NAME FOR THE PLANE RUNNING HORIZONTALLY, DIVIDING THE BODY INTO SUPERIOR AND INFERIOR PARTS

TRANSVERSE PLANE

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__________ IS THE NAME OF THE ANTERIOR BODY LANDMARK PERTAINING TO THE CHEEK

Buccal

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__________ IS THE NAME OF THE ANTERIOR BODY LANDMARK PERTAINING TO THE GROIN

INGUINAL

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__________ IS THE NAME OF THE ANTERIOR BODY LANDMARK PERTAINING TO THE REGION OF THE BREASTBONE.

STERNAL

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__________ IS THE NAME OF THE ANTERIOR BODY LANDMARK PERTAINING TO THE GENITAL REGION

PUBIC

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__________ IS THE NAME OF THE POSTERIOR BODY LANDMARK PERTAINING TO THE HEEL OF THE FOOT

CALCANEAL

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__________ IS THE NAME OF THE POSTERIOR BODY LANDMARK PERTAINING TO THE SPINAL COLUMN

VERTEBRAL

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__________ IS THE NAME OF THE POSTERIOR BODY LANDMARK PERTAINING TO THE POSTERIOR ASPECT OF THE ELBOW.

OLECRANAL

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__________ IS THE NAME OF THE POSTERIOR BODY LANDMARK PERTAINING TO THE BASE OF THE SKULL

OCCIPITAL

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__________ IS THE NAME OF THE ANTERIOR BODY LANDMARK PERTAINING TO THE BONY EYE SOCKET.

ORBITAL

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__________ IS THE NAME OF THE ANTERIOR BODY LANDMARK PERTAINING TO KNEECAP REGION

PATELLAR

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__________ IS THE NAME OF THE POSTERIOR BODY LANDMARK PERTAINING TO THE BACK OF THE KNEE

POPLITEAL

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__________ IS THE NAME OF THE ANTERIOR BODY LANDMARK PERTAINING TO THE HEAD, NECK, AND TRUNK.

AXIAL

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__________ IS THE NAME OF THE ANTERIOR BODY LANDMARK PERTAINING TO THE LIMBS AND THEIR ATTACHMENT TO THE AXIS.

APPENDICULAR

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__________ IS THE NAME OF THE ANTERIOR BODY LANDMARK PERTAINING TO THE ANTERIOR BODY TRUNK REGION INFERIOR TO THE RIBS

ABDOMINAL

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__________ IS THE NAME OF THE ANTERIOR BODY LANDMARK PERTAINING TO THE SHOULDER.

Acromial

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__________ IS THE NAME OF THE ANTERIOR BODY LANDMARK PERTAINING TO THE FOREARM.

Antebrachial

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__________ IS THE NAME OF THE ANTERIOR BODY LANDMARK PERTAINING TO THE ANTERIOR SURFACE OF THE ELBOW .

Antecubital

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__________ IS THE NAME OF THE ANTERIOR BODY LANDMARK PERTAINING TO THE ARMPIT.

Axillary

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__________ IS THE NAME OF THE ANTERIOR BODY LANDMARK PERTAINING TO THE UPPER ARM.

Brachial

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__________ IS THE NAME OF THE ANTERIOR BODY LANDMARK PERTAINING TO THE WRIST.

Carpal

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__________ IS THE NAME OF THE ANTERIOR BODY LANDMARK PERTAINING TO THE NECK.

Cervical

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__________ IS THE NAME OF THE ANTERIOR BODY LANDMARK PERTAINING TO THE HIP.

Coxal

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__________ IS THE NAME OF THE ANTERIOR BODY LANDMARK PERTAINING TO THE LEG.

Crural

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__________ IS THE NAME OF THE ANTERIOR BODY LANDMARK PERTAINING TO THE FINGERS OR TOES.

Digital

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__________ IS THE NAME OF THE ANTERIOR BODY LANDMARK PERTAINING TO THE THIGH.

Femoral

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__________ IS THE NAME OF THE ANTERIOR BODY LANDMARK PERTAINING TO THE SIDE OF THE LEG.

Fibular

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__________ IS THE NAME OF THE ANTERIOR BODY LANDMARK PERTAINING TO THE GREAT TOE.

Hallux

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__________ IS THE NAME OF THE ANTERIOR BODY LANDMARK PERTAINING TO THE FOREHEAD.

Frontal

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__________ IS THE NAME OF THE ANTERIOR BODY LANDMARK PERTAINING TO THE BREAST.

Mammary

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__________ IS THE NAME OF THE ANTERIOR BODY LANDMARK PERTAINING TO THE CHIN.

Mental

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__________ IS THE NAME OF THE ANTERIOR BODY LANDMARK PERTAINING TO THE NOSE.

Nasal

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__________ IS THE NAME OF THE ANTERIOR BODY LANDMARK PERTAINING TO THE MOUTH.

Oral

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__________ IS THE NAME OF THE ANTERIOR BODY LANDMARK PERTAINING TO THE PALM HAND.

Palmar

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__________ IS THE NAME OF THE ANTERIOR BODY LANDMARK PERTAINING TO THE FOOT.

Pedal

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__________ IS THE NAME OF THE ANTERIOR BODY LANDMARK PERTAINING TO THE PELVIS REGION.

Pelvic

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__________ IS THE NAME OF THE ANTERIOR BODY LANDMARK PERTAINING TO THE THUMB.

Pollex

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__________ IS THE NAME OF THE ANTERIOR BODY LANDMARK PERTAINING TO THE ANKLE.

Tarsal

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__________ IS THE NAME OF THE ANTERIOR BODY LANDMARK PERTAINING TO THE CHEST.

Thoracic

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__________ IS THE NAME OF THE ANTERIOR BODY LANDMARK PERTAINING TO THE NAVEL.

Umbilical

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__________ IS THE NAME OF THE POSTERIOR BODY LANDMARK PERTAINING TO POINT OF THE SHOULDER.

Acromial

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__________ IS THE NAME OF THE POSTERIOR BODY LANDMARK PERTAINING TO THE ARM

Brachial

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__________ IS THE NAME OF THE POSTERIOR BODY LANDMARK PERTAINING TO THE HEAD.

Cephalic

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__________ IS THE NAME OF THE POSTERIOR BODY LANDMARK PERTAINING TO BACK.

Dorsum

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__________ IS THE NAME OF THE POSTERIOR BODY LANDMARK PERTAINING TO THE THIGH .

Femoral

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__________ IS THE NAME OF THE POSTERIOR BODY LANDMARK PERTAINING TO AREA OF THE BACK BETWEEN THE RIBS AND HIPS; THE LOIN

Lumbar

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__________ IS THE NAME OF THE POSTERIOR BODY LANDMARK PERTAINING TO THE HAND.

Manus

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__________ IS THE NAME OF THE POSTERIOR BODY LANDMARK PERTAINING TO THE EAR.

Otic

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__________ IS THE NAME OF THE POSTERIOR BODY LANDMARK BETWEEN THE ANUS AND EXTERNAL GENITALIA.

Perineal

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__________ IS THE NAME OF THE POSTERIOR BODY LANDMARK PERTAINING TO THE SOLE OF THE FOOT.

Plantar

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__________ IS THE NAME OF THE POSTERIOR BODY LANDMARK PERTAINING TO THE REGION BETWEEN THE HIPS (OVERLYING THE SACRUM)

Sacral

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__________ IS THE NAME OF THE POSTERIOR BODY LANDMARK PERTAINING TO THE CALF OR POSTERIOR SURFACE OF THE LEG

Sural

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__________ IS THE NAME OF THE POSTERIOR BODY LANDMARK PERTAINING TO THE SHOULDER BLADE AREA.

Scapular

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THE WRIST IS __________ TO THE ELBOW (RELATIVE TO LOCATION)

DISTAL

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THE RIBCAGE IS __________ TO THE VERTEBRAL COLUMN (RELATIVE TO LOCATION)

ANTERIOR

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THE HEAD IS __________ TO THE THROAT (RELATIVE TO LOCATION)

SUPERIOR

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THE SKELETON IS __________ TO THE SKIN (RELATIVE TO LOCATION)

DEEP

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THE ABDOMEN IS __________ TO THE THORAX (RELATIVE TO LOCATION)

INFERIOR

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THE PALM OF THE HAND IS __________ TO THE FINGERS (RELATIVE TO LOCATION)

PROXIMAL

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THE CHEEKBONES ARE __________ TO THE NOSE (RELATIVE TO LOCATION)

LATERAL

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THE LIVER IS __________ TO THE KIDNEYS (RELATIVE TO LOCATION)

SUPERIOR

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THE SPINE IS __________ TO THE TRACHEA (RELATIVE TO LOCATION)

POSTERIOR

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THE SPINAL CORD IS __________ TO THE BRAIN (RELATIVE TO LOCATION)

INFERIOR

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THE HAND IS __________ TO THE WRIST (RELATIVE TO LOCATION)

DISTAL

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THE CHEST IS __________ TO THE UMBILICUS (RELATIVE TO LOCATION)

SUPERIOR

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IN FOUR-LEGGED ANIMALS, WHAT IS THE ANATOMICAL TERM FOR POSTERIOR?

Caudal

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IN FOUR-LEGGED ANIMALS, WHAT IS THE ANATOMICAL TERM FOR ANTERIOR?

Cephalad

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IN FOUR-LEGGED ANIMALS, WHAT IS THE ANATOMICAL TERM FOR BACKSIDE OR BACK

Dorsal

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IN FOUR-LEGGED ANIMALS, WHAT IS THE ANATOMICAL TERM FOR THE BELLY SIDE

Ventral

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THE STUDY OF THE STRUCTURE OF TISSUES IS CALLED __________

HISTOLOGY

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THE UNIVERSALLLY ACCEPTED STANDARD POSITION USED BY ANATOMISTS AND DOCTORS TO REFER TO SPECIFIC AREAS OF THE BODY IS CALLED?

ANATOMICAL POSITION

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NAME THE UPPER / CENTRAL BODY ABDOMINAL REGION

EPIGASTRIC REGION

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NAME THE MIDDLE / CENTRAL BODY ABDOMINAL REGION

UMBILICAL REGION

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NAME THE LOWER / CENTRAL BODY ABDOMINAL REGION

HYPOGASTRIC REGION

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NAME THE UPPER RIGHT SIDE OF THE BODY ABDOMINAL REGION

RIGHT HYPOCHONDRIAC REGION

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NAME THE MIDDLE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BODY ABDOMINAL REGION

RIGHT LUMBAR REGION