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| vertebrae of the spinal column |
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| sacrum of the spinal column |
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| low back; between the ribs and the hips |
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| curve of the buttocks formed by the gluteal muscles |
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| bottom of the spin; upper region of the gluteal cleft |
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| between the neck and the respiratory diaphragm |
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| region of the pubic symphysis or the genital area |
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| region between the pubis and coccyx; inferior pelvic cavity |
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| oriented toward or near the midline of the body |
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| situated below or toward the tail end |
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| pertaining to the back of the body |
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| pertaining to the front side of a structure |
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| abdominalpelvic quadrant upper right |
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| duodenum, hepatic flexure of the colon, liver, right kidney and right adrenal gland |
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| abdominalpelvic quadrant upper left |
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| left kidney, left adrenal gland, majority of the pancreas, spleen, splenic flexure of the colon, stomach |
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| abdominalpelvic quadrant lower right |
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| appendix, cecum, right ovary and fllopian tubes in women, majority of the right spermatic duct in men & right ureter |
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| abdominalpelvic quadrant lower left |
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| sigmoid colon, cecum, left ovary and fallopian tube in women, majority of the left spermatic duct in men & left ureter |
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| abdominalpelvic quadrant midline |
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| urinary bladder & urethra |
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| located in the back of the body, further divided into the cranial cavity and spinal or vertebral cavity |
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| located anteriorly to the dorsal cavity is further divided by the diaphragm into the thoracic cavity & abdominopelvic cavity |
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| planes or reference midsagittal or median plane |
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| runs longitudinally (vertically) down the body, anterior to posterior, dividing the body into right and left sections |
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| planes or reference frontal or coronal plane |
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| passes through the body side-to-side to create anterior & posterior planes |
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| planes or reference transverse/horizontal |
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| passes through the body and creates superior and inferior sections |
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| body is erect, facing forward, arms are at the sides, palms are facing forward with the thumbs to the side, feet are about hip width apart, toes pointing forward |
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| portion of the thoracic cavity occupyng the area between the lungs |
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