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Abdomen

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Belly

Anterior abdominal wall

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Thorax

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Chest Region

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Trunk/Torso

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Thorax + Abdomen

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Dorsal Trunk

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The back

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Caput

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Head

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Pelvis

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Area around hip bones

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What is housed in the Facial Part of the skull?

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Houses mouth, pharynx, nasal cavity, & mastication (chewing)

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What is housed in the Cranial Portion portion of the skull?

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Houses the brain, etc.

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Lower Extremities

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Connects to trunk

Thigh -> Foot

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Upper Extremity

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Connects to trunk

Arms -> Hands

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What are the six cavities of the body?

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Cranial

Vertebral

Thoracic

Pericardial

Abdominal

Pelvic

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What does the Cranial Cavity contain?

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Brain

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What does the Vertebral Cavity contain?

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Spinal column

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What does the Thoracic Cavity contain?

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Lungs, etc.

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What does the Pericardial Cavity contain?

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Heart

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What does the Abdominal Cavity contain?

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Digestive System

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What does the Pelvic Cavity contain?

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Bladder

Reproductive Organs

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Axial Skeleton

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Head

Trunk

Spinal Column

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Appendicular Skeleton

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Upper limbs

Lower limbs

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Neuraxis

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Axial portion of the brain

Central nervous system

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Coronal Plane

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Splits front from back

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Transverse Plane

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At waist

Separates top (head) from bottom (feet)

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Sagittal Plane

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Splits right from left

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Frontal Section

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Divides body into front and back halves

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Sagittal Section
Right and left cut
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Midsagittal Section
The mid point between the right and left halves
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What is another name for "Coronal Section"?
Frontal Section
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What does the word "sagittal" mean?
Arrow-like
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Anterior
Front
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Ventral (2)
Towards the belly Anterior surface
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Posterior
Towards the rear
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Dorsal
Towards the back (spine)
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Rostral (3)
"Beak-like" Towards the head Can mean anterior
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Peripheral
Away from the center
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Superficial
On the surface
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Deep (2)
Away from the surface Closer to the axis of the body
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External (2)
Outside the body Outside a particular cavity
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Internal (2)
Inside the body Inside a particular cavity
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Distal (2)
Away from the midline Away from the point of attachment
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Medial
Toward the midline
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Superior (2)
Above Away from the ground
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Inferior (2)
Below Closer to the ground
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Prone (2)
On the belly Body in a horizontal position facing down
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Supine (2)
On the back Body in a horizontal position facing up
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Lateral
Towards the side
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Proximal (2)
Near Nearest to the point of attachment
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Flexion
Bending at a joint that moves parts closer together
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Extension
Bending at the joint that moves parts further apart
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Hyperextension
An extreme extension (arching one's back)
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Dorsiflexion
= Hyperextension
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Abduction
Open
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Caudal
Towards the tail
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Plantar
Pertaining to the soles of the feet
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Adduction
Close
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Inversion
Turning inward
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Eversion
Turning outward
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Pronate
To place in a prone position
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Palmar
Pertaining to the palm of the hand
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Supinate
To place in a supine position
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Ipsi-
Same
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The opposite of Ventral is \_\_\_\_\_\_.
Dorsal
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The opposite of Anterior is \_\_\_\_\_\_.
Posterior
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The opposite of Periperal is \_\_\_\_\_\_.
Deep
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The opposite of Distal is ______ or \_\_\_\_\_\_.
Medial Proximal
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The opposite of Prone is \_\_\_\_\_\_.
Supline
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The opposite of Proximal is \_\_\_\_\_\_.
Distal
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The opposite of Flexion is \_\_\_\_\_\_.
Extension
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The opposite of Superior is \_\_\_\_\_\_.
Inferior
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The opposite of Posterior is \_\_\_\_\_\_.
Anterior
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The opposite of Abduction is \_\_\_\_\_\_.
Adduction
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The opposite of Dorsal is \_\_\_\_\_\_.
Ventral
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The opposite of Deep is \_\_\_\_\_\_.
Peripheral
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The opposite of Medial is \_\_\_\_\_\_.
Distal
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The opposite of Inferior is \_\_\_\_\_\_.
Superior
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The opposite of Extension is \_\_\_\_\_\_.
Flexion
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The opposite of Supine is \_\_\_\_\_\_.
Prone
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The opposite of Adduction is \_\_\_\_\_\_.
Abduction
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The opposite of Caudal is \_\_\_\_\_\_.
Rostral
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The opposite of Rostral is \_\_\_\_\_\_.
Caudal
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What anatomical direction are the following?
A = Rostral B = Caudal C = Doral D = Ventral
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What anatomical direction are the following?
A = Rostral B = Caudal C = Dorsal D = Ventral
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What anatomical direction are the following?
A = Rostral B = Caudal C = Dorsal D = Ventral
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What anatomical direction are the following?
A = Dorsal B = Ventral
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What sort of antatomial cuts are the following?
A = Transverse B = Cross Section
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What sort of antatomial cut is the following?
Coronal
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What sort of antatomial cut is the following?
Coronal
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What sort of antatomial cut is the following?
Transverse / Horizontal
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What sort of antatomial cut is the following?
Transverse / Horizontal
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What sort of antatomial cut is the following?
Sagittal
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What sort of antatomial cuts are the following?
A = Midsagittal B = Sagittal
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What are the following?
A = Axon B = Myelin Sheath C = Schwann Cell (or Oligodendroglia) D = Nodes of Ranvier E = Node of Ranvier F = Layers of Myelin G = Axon H = Schwann Cell (or Oligodendroglia) I = Nucleus
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What are the followins?
A = Plasma Cell Membrane B = Organelle C = Nucleus D = Organelle E = Organelle F = Mitochondria G = Organelle
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What are the following?
A = Extracellular Space B = Intracellular Fluid C = Bilayer Lipid
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What are the following?
A = Flexion B = Extension C = Supination D = Pronation E = Adduction F = Abduction
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A = Dendrites B = Soma C = Axon Hillock D = Myelin Sheath E = Axon F = Axon Terminals G = Nucleus H = Organelles I = Organelles J = Organelles K = Mitochondria
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What are the following?
A = Olgondendrocyte B = Myelin C = RNA D = Ribosome E = Axon F = Microtubles G = Cytoplasm H = RNA

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