Vocab (1 of 6) Flashcards
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A chemical which lightens a skin discoloration.
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BLEACHING AGENT
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a chemical which lightens or blanches skin discolorations.
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BLEACH
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An embalming instrument which is a one piece scalpel used for making incisions and excisions.
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BISTOURY
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A carcinogen potentially produced when formaldehyde and sodium hypochlorite come into contact with each other; normally occurs only in a controlled laboratory setting and requires a catalyst.
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BISCHLOROMETHYL ETHER aka BCME
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Irreversible somatic death, where life cannot be restored.
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BIOLOGICAL DEATH
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Bloodborne pathogens, blood or body fluids exposure, any potentially infective, contaminated waste associated with the preparation of human remains that constitutes a hazard to humans in the workplace.
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BIOHAZARDOUS WASTE aka INFECTIOUS WASTE
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Biological agent or condition that constitutes a hazard to humans.
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BIOHAZARD
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dissimilarities existing in the two sides or halves of an object.
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BILATERAL DIFFERENCES
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two sides.
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BILATERAL
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A network of stitches which cross the borders of a cavity or excision to anchor fillers and to sustain tissues in their proper position.
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BASKET WEAVE SUTURE aka CROSS STITCH
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The arm pit.
- ANTERIOR BOUNDARY Established by drawing a line along the fold of skin which envelops the lateral border of the pectoralis major muscle.
- POSTERIOR BOUNDARY Established by drawing a line along the fold of skin which envelops the lateral border of the latissimus dorsi muscle.
- MEDIAL BOUNDARY Established by drawing a line which connects the two points where the pectoralis major and latissimus dorsi muscles blend into the chest wall.
- LATERAL BOUNDARY Established by drawing a line which connects the two points where the pectoralis major and latissimus dorsi muscles blend into the arm.
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BASE OF THE AXILLARY SPACE
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Resins combined with oil; a fragrant, resinous, oily exudate from various trees and plants.
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BALSAMIC SUBSTANCE
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Agent that has the ability to inhibit or retard bacterial growth No destruction of viability of the microorganism is implied.
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BACTERIOSTATIC AGENT
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Destruction of bacteria by action of certain chemical substances.
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BACTERIOLYSIS
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Destructive to bacteria.
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BACTERICIDAL AGENT
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The presence of bacteria in the blood.
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BACTEREMIA
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A postmortem examination of the organs and tissues of a body to determine cause of death or pathological condition; a necropsy.
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AUTOPSY
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The body’s own digestive enzymes that are capable of destroying body cells (autolytic decomposition).
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AUTOLYTIC ENZYME
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Self-destruction of cells; decomposition of all tissues by enzymes of their own Formation without microbial assistance.
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AUTOLYSIS
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Apparatus used for sterilization by steam pressure, usually at 250 F/ 120 C for a specific time.
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AUTOCLAVE
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a wasting, decrease in size of an organ or tissue.
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ATROPHY
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a form of arteriosclerosis marked by the deposition of lipids in the inner layer of arterial walls.
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ATHEROSCLEROSIS
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Fatty degeneration or thickening of the walls of the larger arteries occurring in atherosclerosis.
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ATHEROMA
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Indicates a weakness or feebleness of any organ or function.
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ASTHENIA
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Withdrawal of gas, fluids, and semi-solids from body cavities and hollow viscera by means of suction with an aspirator and a trocar.
ASPIRATION
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Insufficient intake of oxygen resulting from numerous causes
ASPHYXIA aka APNEA
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Freedom from infection and from any form of life; sterility.
ASEPSIS
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Accumulation of serous fluids in the peritoneal cavity.
ASCITES
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The movement of blood from the heart and arteries into the capillaries and veins, which occurs at the moment of death.
ARTICULO-MORTIS
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Place of union between two or more bones.
ARTICULATION
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An embalming instrument used for cutting arteries and veins to enable insertion of the arterial tubes into the arteries and drain tubes into the veins
ARTERY AND VEIN SCISSORS
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An embalming instrument whose purpose is to hold arterial tubes in the arteries [2 hole or 3 hole clamp]
ARTERY FIXATION FORCEPS
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The term applied to a number of pathological conditions causing a thickening, hardening, and loss of elasticity of the walls of the arteries.
ARTERIOSCLEROSIS
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A tube used to inject embalming fluid into the body vascular system aka cannula.
ARTERIAL TUBE
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The mixture of arterial (vascular) fluid and water which is used for the arterial injection and may include supplemental fluids.
ARTERIAL SOLUTION
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The concentrated, preservative, embalming chemical that will be diluted with water to form the arterial solution for injection into the arterial system during vascular embalming The purpose is for inactivating saprophytic bacteria and rendering the body tissues less susceptible to decomposition.
ARTERIAL (VASCULAR) FLUID
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Uneven heartbeat
ARRHYTHMIA
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A solution in which water is the solvent.
AQUEOUS SOLUTION
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Condition in which the manifestations of life are feebly maintained.
APPARENT DEATH
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Death brought about by a cessation of respiration or improper functioning of the respiratory apparatus; one of three modes of death described by Bichat.
APNEA
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Opening
APERTURE
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the prevention or inhibiting of the growth of causative microorganisms.
ANTISEPSIS
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A non-toxic disinfectant suitable for the use on animal tissue.
ANTISEPTIC
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a foreign substance that stimulates the formation of antibodies that react specifically with it.
ANTIGEN
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Ingredient of embalming fluids that retards the natural postmortem tendency of blood to become more viscous or prevents adverse reactions between blood and other embalming chemicals.
ANTICOAGULANT FLUID
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glycoprotein substance developed by the body in response to, and interacting specifically with, an antigen Also known as immunoglobulin.
ANTIBODY
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A bony protuberance, that can be palpated topographically, found on the ilium, the superior, broad portion of the hipbone; the origin of the injuinal ligament and the sartorius muscle.
ANTERIOR SUPERIOR ILIAC SPINE
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the external openings of the nostril.
ANTERIOR NARES
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Toward the front.
ANTERIOR
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Before death.
ANTEMORTEM
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In front of the elbow/in the bend of the elbow.
ANTECUBITAL
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Deviation from the normal.
ANOMALIES
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An embalming instrument which has multiple uses, especially in helping remove blood from the veins.
ANGULAR VEIN FORCEPS
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A multipurpose instrument used in the embalming process.
ANGULAR SPRING FORCEPS
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An instrument which is used for cutting bandages and/or clothing off the deceased.
ANGULAR BANDAGE SCISSORS
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An embalming instrument that is used for blunt dissection and in raising vessels, which has an eye in the hook portion of the instrument for placing ligatures around the vessels.
ANEURYSM NEEDLE
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An embalming instrument that is used for blunt dissection and in raising vessels.
ANEURYSM HOOK
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Localized abnormal dilation of outpocketing of a blood vessel resulting from a congenital defect or a weakness of the vessel wall.
ANEURYSM
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a decrease in the number of erythrocytes, hemoglobin or both.
ANEMIA
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The body is erect, feet together, palms facing forward, and thumbs are pointed away from the body.
ANATOMICAL POSITION
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Points of origin and points of termination in relation to adjacent structures; used to designate the boundaries of arteries.
ANATOMICAL LIMITS
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A descriptive reference for locating arteries and veins by means of anatomical structures which are known.
ANATOMICAL GUIDE
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Severe generalized edema.
ANASARCA
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In the absence of free oxygen.
ANAEROBIC
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Ammonia is injected hypodermically into the skin and if a reddish reaction occurs the body is still alive. This is a non expert test for death.
AMMONIA INJECTION TEST
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Building blocks of which proteins are constructed, and the end products of protein digestion or hydrolysis Their basic formula is NH2-CHR-COOH an amino group, an alpha carbon, any aliphatic or aromatic radical, and a carboxyl group.
AMINO ACID
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an organic compound containing nitrogen; any compounds formed from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms by organic radicals The general formula for primary amines is R-NH2
AMINE
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n organization of professional personnel in governmental agencies or educational institutions who are employed in occupational safety and health programs.
AMERICAN CONGRESS OF GOVERNMENTAL INDUSTRIAL HYGIENISTS aka ACGIH
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Method of injection-drainage in which embalming solution is injected and then injection is stopped while drainage is open which is a type of restricted drainage.
ALTERNATE DRAINAGE
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A material which can trigger an allergic reaction.
ALLERGEN
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Post-mortem cooling of the body to the surrounding temperature.
ALGOR MORTIS
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an organic compound containing one or more –CHO groups The general formula is R-CHO, where R is a hydrocarbon group or hydrogen.
ALDEHYDE
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an organic compound containing one or more hydroxyl (-OH) groups The general formula for a monohydroxy alcohol is R-OH, where R is a hydrocarbon group.
ALCOHOL
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An abnormally excessive amount of albumin in the urine.
ALBUMINURIA
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a protein found in blood plasma
ALBUMIN
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A method of creating injection pressure with air forced under pressure into a fluid chamber that displaces the arterial solution by pushing it into the arterial system of the body.
AIR PRESSURE APPARATUS
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The period immediately preceding or prior to death.
AGONAL STATE
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Period immediately before somatic death.
AGONAL PERIOD
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An invagination of an upper segment of intestine within a lower segment.
AGONAL INTUSSUSCEPTION
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Increase in body temperature immediately before death.
AGONAL FEVER
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An outpouring of lymph into the peritoneal cavity.
AGONAL EXUDATION
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Escape of blood serum from an intravascular to an extravascular location immediately before death.
AGONAL EDEMA
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The loss of moisture from the living body during the agonal state.
AGONAL DEHYDRATION
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In reference to blood, a change from a fluid into a thickened mass.
AGONAL COAGULATION
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A process which is the result of capillary permeability changes, where the bacteria from the intestinal area of the body migrate to the blood vascular system and is spread throughout the body.
AGONAL BACTERIAL MIGRATION
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Decrease in body temperature immediately before death.
AGONAL ALGOR
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Intravascular: the increase of viscosity of blood brought about by the clumping of particulate formed elements in the blood vessels which is a specific type of congealing.
AGGLUTINATION
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To disperse as an aerosol; minute particles of blood and water become atomized and suspended in air when water under pressure meets the blood drainage or when flushing an uncovered flush sink.
AEROSOLIZATION
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Colloidal solution dispensed as a mist.
AEROSOL
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In the presence of free oxygen.
AEROBIC
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Assimilation of gas, vapor, or dissolved matter by the surface of a solid or liquid.
ADSORPTION
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Disease resulting from a deficiency in the secretion of adrenocortical hormones, with “bronze” discoloration of the skin and electrolyte imbalances.
ADDISON’S DISEASE
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Soft whitish crumbly or greasy material that forms upon the Postmortem hydrolysis and hydrogenation of body fats.
ADIPOCERE aka GRAVE WAX
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a disease with a more or less rapid onset and short duration
ACUTE
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That pressure which is indicated by the injector gauge needle when the arterial tube is open and the arterial solution is flowing into the body.
ACTUAL PRESSURE
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Dyes which aid in restoring a life-like surface pigmentation to a body and also stain the body tissue cells.
ACTIVE DYES/STAINING DYES/COSMETIC DYES
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occurs when the arterial supply to an area of the body is increased
ACTIVE CAPILLARY CONGESTION
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These levels are established to ensure adequate protection of employees at exposures below the OSHA limits, but to minimize the compliance burdens for employers whose employees have exposures below the 8 hour permissible exposure limit (PEL) The AL for formaldehyde is 0.5 ppm.
ACTION LEVEL / AL-EXPOSURE LIMITS
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A specific group of diseases or Conditions which are indicative of severe immunosuppression related to infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (MV); persons dead having had AIDS may exhibit conditions such as wasting syndrome, extrapulmonary tuberculosis, and Kaposi's sarcoma.
ACQUIRED IMMUNE DERICIENCY SYNDROME / AIDS
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presents itself after birth
ACQUIRED
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dimethylketone; a colorless liquid which is used to soften and remove scabs; a solvent for restorative wax, or a stain remover
ACETONE
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Group of chemicals used in addition to vascular (arterial) and Cavity embalming fluids; includes but is not limited to hardening compounds, preservative powders, sealing agents, mold preventative agents, and pack application agents.
ACCESSORY CHEMICAL
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To touch or contact as with the tarsal plates of the closed eyelids.
ABUT
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the process of taking in, as in a colored object which absorbs certain rays of light and reflects other rays giving the object its recognizable color (e.g., An apple is called red if the red rays are reflected and the other rays in the light are absorbed.)
ABSORPTION
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a localized accumulation of pus.
ABSCESS
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Antemortem injuries resulting from friction of the skin against a firm object resulting in the removal of the epidermis.
ABRASION
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Nine region plan: by means of four imaginary planes, two of which are horizontal (indicated by lines drawn across the right and left 10"' ribs and across the right and left anterior superior iliac spines) and two sagittal (indicated by lines drawn from mid point of inguinal ligament to nipples of chest, right and left sides) Upper row right hypochondriac, epigastric, left hypochondriac Middle row right lateral, umbilical, left lateral Lower row right inguinal, pubic, left inguinal Four region plan: by means of two imaginary planes, one horizontal and the other mid-sagittal Upper right quadrant, upper left quadrant, lower right quadrant, lower left quadrant.
ABDOMINAL ANATOMICAL REGIONS
