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serous membrane

thin membrane that lines the internal body cavities and organs, like the heart and lungs

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mucous membrane

membrane that lines the body cavities and canals that lead outside, like respiratory and digestive tracts

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anterior

front of the body

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dorsal

relating to the upper back of the body

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ventral

front of the body, chest and belly area

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cranial

the skull or head

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caudal

towards the tail area of the body

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superior

higher on the body, near the head

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inferior

away from the head, the lower body

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medial

toward the mid-line of the body, the middle

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lateral

away from the middle of the body

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proximal

body pat closer to point of attachment

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distal

body part farther from point of attachment

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superficial

shallow or near the surface, not deep

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ipsilateral

on the same side

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contralateral

on the opposite side

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transverse

a horizontal plane that divides the body into upper and lower halves

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sagittal

a vertical plane that divides the body into right and left parts

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midsagittal

the vertical plane that diving the body equally into left and right halves

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frontal

the forehead area

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coronal

the front and back sections of the body

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serial

a series of sections at small intervals in one sectional plane, cut up banana bruv

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oblique

indirect, slanting, sloped, cutting brosky

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pleural

referring to the lungs

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pericardial

referring to the heart and the surrounding area

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peritoneal

referring to the abdominal cavity and the organs in the cavity

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parietal

pertaining to the outer wall of the body cavity

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visceral

describes a membrane on the surface of the internal organ

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prone

the body is positioned face down, ()() up

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supine

the body is positioned face up, (.)(.) up

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posterior

back brosky the like yk

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