anatomy and physiology unit 1

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Frontal
forehead
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Buccal
cheek area
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sternal
middle of chest
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mammary
breast
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umbilical
navel / belly button region
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nasal
nose
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oral
mouth
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tarsal
ankle region
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pedal
foot
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pubic
yk..
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patellar
anterior knee
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crural
shin
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Palmar
palm
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axillary
armpit
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abdominal
anterior body trunk inferior to ribs
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antebrachial
forearm
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carpal
wrist
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pelvic
below abdominal
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thoracic
chest
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Cervical
neck region
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brachial
arm
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antecubital
anterior surface of elbow
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digital
fingers
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cephalic
head
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plantar
sole of foot
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otic
ear
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calcaneal
heel of foot
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Acromial
point of shoulder
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sural
the posterior surface of lower leg; the calf
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vertebral
spinal column
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popliteal
posterior knee area
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cubutal
elbow
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lumbar
Area of the back between the ribs and hips; the loin
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femoral
thigh
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gluteal
buttock
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coxal
hip
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manual
hand
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inguinal
groin
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scapular
shoulder blade
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orbital
eye
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mental
chin
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pollex
thumb
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epigastric
middle upper region above the stomach
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hypogastric
below the stomach
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right/left hypochondriac
upper lateral region beneath the ribs
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right/left iliac
lower back
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superior
above
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inferior
below
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medial
close to middle
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lateral
close to sides
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proximal
Closer to the point of attachment
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distal
farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
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anatomical position
To stand erect with arms at the sides and palms of the hands turned forward
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Posterior
back of body
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Anterior
front of the body
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Dorsal
toward the back
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Ventral
toward the front
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frontal plane
Divides the body into front and back portions.
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coronal plane
divides body into front and back
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transverse plane
horizontal division of the body into upper and lower portions
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cross section plane
horizontal division of the body into upper and lower portions
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median plane
divides the body into equal left and right halves
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Midsaggital plane
divides the body into equal right and left halves
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genicular
knee
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Cephalic
head
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Nuchal
back of neck
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olecranon
elbow
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Calcaneal
heel
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dorsal cavity
includes the brain and spinal cavities.
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ventral cavity
thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity