definition/ body regions
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above; toward the head or upper part of body or structure
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superior
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below; toward the lower part of the body or structure
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inferior
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anterior; toward or at the front
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ventral
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posterior; behind; toward or at the back
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dorsal
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toward the midline or middle of the body
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medial
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away from the midline or middle of the body
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lateral
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closer to a point of attachment
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proximal
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farther away from a point of attachmnet
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distal
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divides the body into equal halves. also called midsagittal
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median
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divides the body into unequal left and right parts
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sagittal
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divides the body horizontally, into superior and inferior sections. also called cross section
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transverse
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divides the body into venture; and doors; sections. also called frontal
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coronal
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divides the body at an angle
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oblique
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dorsal body cavity within the skull containing the brain
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cranial cavity
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dorsal body cavity within the backbone containing the spinal cord
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vertebral canal
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chest cavity; largest ventral body cavity above the diaphragm
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thoracic cavity
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ventral body cavities each containing a lung
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pleural cavities
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ventral body cavity between the lungs, from the diaphragm up to the base of the neck.
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mediastinum
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ventral body cavity containing the heart
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pericardial cavity
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abdominopelvic cavity; largest ventral body cavity below the diaphragm
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peritoneal cavity
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ventral body cavity containing most digestive organs, spleen, kidneys, etc.
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abdominal cavity
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ventral body cavity within the lower pelvic bone containing the urinary bladder.
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pelvic cavity
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chest
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thoracic
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breastbone
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sternal
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armpit
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axillary
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breast
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mammary
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ribcage
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costal
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abdominal
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umbilical
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lower torso
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pelvic
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groin
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inguinal
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genital
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pubic
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cheeck
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buccal
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point of shoulder
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acromial
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arm
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brachial
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front of elbow
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antecubital
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forearm
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antebrachial
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wrist
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carpal
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hand
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manus
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thumb
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pollex
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palm
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palmer
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fingers
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digital
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hip
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coxal
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thigh
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femoral
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front of knee
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patellar
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leg
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crural
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foot
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pedal
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ankle
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tarsal
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pinky toe
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digital
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big toe
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hallux
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back of elbow
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olecranal
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back if knee
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popliteal
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foot
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pedal
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sole of foot
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planter
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entire head
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cephalic
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ear
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otic
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back of hear
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occipital
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back of neck
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nuchal
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entire back
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dorsum
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shoulder blade
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scapular
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spine
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vertebral
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lower back
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lumbar
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triangular are at base of spine
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sacral
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buttock
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gluteal
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between anus and external genitalia
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perineal
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