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Terminology: Body Planes, Regions, & Cavities

Name the medical terms for the following:

AB
Region: ABDOMENabdomin
Region: FOREARMantebrachial
Region: ARMbrachial
Region: NECKcervical
Region: LEG FRONTcrural
Region: THIGHfemoral
Region: BUTTOCKSgluteal
Region: GROINinguinal
Region: LOWER BACKlumbar
Region: HANDmanus
Region: FOOTpedal
Region: CALFsural
Region: CHESTthoracic
Term for: FRONT OF BODYanterior or ventral
Term for: TOWARDS THE TAILcaudal
Term for: TOWARDS THE HEADcranial or cephalic
Directional Term: FAR WITHIN BODY SURFACEdeep
Term for: BACK OF BODYposterior or dorsal
Directional Term: PARTS BELOW OTHER BODY PARTSinferior
Directional Term: FARTHER AWAY FROM TOROSO (point of reference)distal
Directional Term: TOWARDS THE SIDE OF BODYlateral
Directional Term: TOWARDS THE BODY'S MIDLINEmedial
Directional Term: CLOSER TO BODY'S TOROSO (point of reference)proximal
CLOSE TO BODY SURFACEsuperficial
IMAGINARY LINES THAT DIVIDE BODY INTO SECTIONSbody planes
STANDING WITH PALMS TURNED OUTWARDanatomical position
Plane: DIVIDES BODY INTO EQUAL RIGHT & LEFT SIDESmidsagittal or median plane
Plane: DIVIDES BODY INTO TOP & BOTTOM PARTStransverse or horizontal plane
Plane: DIVIDES BODY INTO FRONT & BACKfrontal or coronal plane
SPACES WITHIN BODY THAT CONTAIN VITAL ORGANScavities
LONG CAVITY ON BACK OF BODYdorsal cavity
PART OF DORSAL CAVITY THAT CONTAINS BRAINcranial cavity
PART OF DORSAL CAVITY THAT CONTAINS SPINAL CORDspinal cavity
LARGE CAVTIES ON FRONT OF BODYventral cavities
VENTRAL CAVITY ABOVE DIAPHRAGMthoracic cavity
VENTRAL CAVITY BELOW DIAPHRAGMabdominal cavity
LOWER PORTION OF ABDOMINAL CAVITYabdominopelvic cavity
CAVITIES THAT HOUSE THE EYESorbital cavities
CAVITY FOR NOSE STRUCTURESnasal cavity
MOUTH CAVITYbuccal cavity
Large, dome-shapped muscle that divides ventral cavities.diaphragm
Plane: DIVIDES BODY IN RIGHT & LEFT SIDES WHICH AREN'T EQUALsagittal plane
Other name for FRONTAL PLANEcoronal plane
Other name for MIDSAGITTAL PLANEmedian plane
Other name for VENTRALanterior
Other name for DORSALposterior
Is the thumb medial or lateral?lateral

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