Anatomical and Form Terminology

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Anatomical Position

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The body is erect, feet together, palms facing forward, upper limbs are at the sides with thumbs pointed away from the body.

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Superior

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Towards the head, higher in position

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Inferior

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Towards the feet, lower in position

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Anterior (ventral)

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Towards the front, location of any part in front of another

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Posterior (dorsal)

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Towards the back, location of any part in the back of another

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Medial

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Towards the midline

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Lateral

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Towards the side, away from the midline

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Projection

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A part extending beyond the level of its surroundings

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Recession

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The withdrawal of a part from its noral position

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Depression

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A hollow or concave region

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Median line

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Assumed vertical line, dividing it into left and right

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Vertical

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Parallel and lateral to the median line

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Transverse

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Horizontal; at right angles to the median line

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Oblique

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Direction describing an slant or inclination that is neither vertical or horizontal

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Vertex

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Highest point of any part

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Base

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Lowest, or most inferior, of any part

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Superficial

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Area nearest to the outer surface of the skin

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Deep

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Meaning a relative distance from the surface of the skin

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External

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Anything on the outside of the skin or in the direction of the outer side

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Internal

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Indicates a relative distance from the surface of the skin

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Arch

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Having curved outline resembling and arc or bow

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Condyle

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Rounded eminence at the articulating end of a bone

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Convex

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Rounded surface, as the exterior of an arc

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Eminence

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Any prominence or projection

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Process

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Accessory outgrowth

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Prominence

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Part that projects or juts out

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Spine

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Sharp process

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Tubercle

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Small rounded eminence

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Cavity

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Deep or hollow place or part

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Concave

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Rounded surface, as the interior of an arc

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Foramen

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Perforation or opening

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Fossa

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Concavity, such as a dimple

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Meatus

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Natural passage or canal

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Notch

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Indentation between two projections

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Orifice

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Opening or entrance of any body cavity

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Sulcus

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Furrow; channel; groove