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40 Cards in this Set
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Body cavity(ies) in which you would remove the uterus or womb
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Ventral-pelvic
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Body cavity(ies) in which you would perform heart surgery
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Ventral-thoracic
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Body cavity(ies) in which you would remove a serious brain tumor
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Dorsal-cranial
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Body cavity(ies) in which you would remove a "hot" appendix
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Ventral-pelivc
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Body cavity(ies) in which you would have a stomach ulcer operation performed
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Ventral-abdominal
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In the anatomical position, the face and palms are on the __ body surface.
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Anterior
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In anatomical position, the buttocks and shoulder blades are on the __ body surface.
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Posterior
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In anatomical position, the top of the head is the most __ part of the body
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Superior
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In anatomical position, the ears are __ to the shoulders and __ to the nose
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Superior, lateral
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In anatomical position, the heart is __ to the spine and __ to the lungs
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Anterior, medial
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In anatomical position, the elbow is __ to the fingers, but __ to the shoulders
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Proximal, distal
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In humans, the dorsal surface can also be called the __ surface; however, in four-legged animals, the dorsal surface is the __ surface
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Posterior, Superior
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If an incision cuts the heart into right and left parts, the section is a __ section
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Sagittal
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If the heart is cut so that anterior and posterior parts result, the section is a __ section.
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Frontal
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You are told to cut an animal along two planes so that the paired kidneys are observable in both sections. The two sections that meet this requirement are the __ and the __ sections.
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Frontal, transverse
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Body cavity that the stomach is located in
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Abdominopelvic
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Body cavity that the small intestine is located in
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Abdominopelvic
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Body cavity that the large intestine is located in
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Abdominopelvic
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Body cavity that the spleen is located in
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Abdominopelvic
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Body cavity that the liver is located in
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Abdominopelvic
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Body cavity that the spinal cord is located in
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Spinal
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Body cavity that the bladder is located in
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Abdominopelvic
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Body cavity that the trachea is located in
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Thoracic
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Body cavity that the lungs are located in
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Thoracic
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Body cavity that the pituitary gland is located in
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Cranial
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Body cavity that the rectum is located in
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Abdominopelvic
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Body cavity that the ovaries are located in
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Abdominopelvic
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Superior
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toward the head end or upper part of a structure of the body; above
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Inferior
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away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure or the body; below
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Anterior (Ventral)
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toward or at the front of the body; in front of
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Posterior (Dorsal)
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toward or at the backside of the body; behind
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Medial
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toward the midline of the body; on the inner side of
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Lateral
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away from the midline of the body; on the outer side of
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Proximal
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close to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
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Distal
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farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
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Superficial
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toward or at the body surface
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Deep
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away from the body surface; more internal
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Dorsal body cavity - 2 divisions
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Cranial: superior. Brain & pituitary gland
Spinal: inferior. Spinal cord |
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Ventral body cavity - 2 divisions
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Thoracic cavity: superior. trachea, lungs, heart
Abdominopelvic cavity |
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Diaphragm
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division between thoracic and abdominal cavities
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