Front | Back |
Homeostasis
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Stable environment in the body
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Ventral/thoracic cavity
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Chest cavity
mediastinal cavity: heart, trachea, esophagus, thymus, and blood vessels
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Ventral/abdominopelvic cavity
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Abdominal-stomahch, liver, gallbladder, spleen, kidney, pancreas
pelvic-urinary bladder, male and female reproductive organs
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Dorsal
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Brain + spinal cord
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Oblique
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Divides the body at an angle
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Transverse plane
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Divides body into superior + inferior sections
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Frontal plane
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Divides body into anterior + posterior sections
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Sagittal plane
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Divides the body into left and right sections
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Superior
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Towards the top
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Deep
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Away from the surface
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Superficial
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Towards the surface
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Contralateral
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Opposite side of the body
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Ipsilateral
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On the same side of the body
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Distal
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Farther away from pt of attachment
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Proximal
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Closer to pt of attachment
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