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maintenance of normal body physiology
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Homeostasis
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Lowest horizontal line joins the tubercles on the iliac crests
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Intertubercular plane
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Physical and chemical changes that occur within the body
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Metabolism
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Upper horizontal line joins the lowest point of the costal margin on each side of the body
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Subcostal plane
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Medical measurements to ascertain how the body is functioning
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Vital signs
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Horizontal plane that passes through the pylorus, the duodenal junction, the neck of the pancreas, and the hilum of the kidneys
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Transpyloric plane
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Broad muscle that separates the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities and forms the floor of the thoracic cavity
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Diaphragm
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Ligament between the anterior superior iliac spine and the pubic tubercle
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Inguinal ligament
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Thickened upper margin of the fascia covering the anterior surface of the quadratus lumborum muscle
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Lateral arcuate ligament
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Arises from the sides of the bodies of the first two lumbar vertebrae
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Left crus of the diaphragm
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Fibrous band of tissue that stretches from the xiphoid to the symphysis pubis
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Linea alba
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Extends from the ninth costal cartilage to the pubic tubercle
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Linea semilunaris
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Thickened upper margin of the fascia covering the anterior surface of the psoas muscle
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Medial arcuate ligament
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Connects the medial borders of the two crura as they cross anterior to the aorta
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Median arcuate ligament
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Lower portion of the abdominopelvic cavity that contains part of the large intestine, the rectum, urinary bladder, and reproductive organs
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Pelvic cavity
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