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Anatomy BMS 330 > Anatomical Terminologies > Flashcards

Anatomical Terminologies Flashcards

1
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Dorsal

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Toward Spine (dorsum)

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Ventral

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Toward Belly (ventrum)

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Proximal

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Closer (shoulder to elbow)

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Distal

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Farther (elbow to shoulder)

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Cranial

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Toward Head (rostral - muzzle end of head)

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Caudal

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Toward Tail

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Medial

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Toward Median Plane

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Lateral

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Away from Median Plane

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Palmar

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Front Paw (Fore- Paw)

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Plantar

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Back Paw (Hind- Paw)

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Axial

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Longitudinal Line Runs between Digits 3 and 4

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Abaxial

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Away from Axis Digits 2 and 5

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Superficial

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Near/Close to Surface/Skin (skin to bone)

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Deep

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Farther Away from Surface (bone to skin)

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Anterior

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Toward Front

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Posterior

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Toward Back

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Inferior

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Distal

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Superior

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Proximal/Dorsal

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Median Plane (mid-sagittal)

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Line Down Midline Divide Body into Left and Right Equal Halves

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Paramedian (sagittal)

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Alongside/Adjacent to Median Plane (Parallel)

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Transverse Plane (cross section)

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Line Perpendicular to Longitudinal Axis of Body

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Dorsal/Frontal Plane

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Perpendicular to Both Median and Transverse Planes

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Protraction (TL)/Propulsion (PL)

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Thoracic Limb Swings Cranially/Forward

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Retraction (TL)/Repulsion (PL)

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Thoracic Limb Swings Caudally

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Adduction

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Limb Moves Towards Median Plane

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Abduction

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Limb Moves Away From Median or Center of Axis

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Elevation/Depression

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Thoracic Limb, Shoulder Region, when Scapula moves above Dorsum (Spine)

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Extension/Flexion

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Angle between Bones that Form Joint Increase or Decrease

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Pronation

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Palm Faces Down

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Supination

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Palm Faces Up

30
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Rotation

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Bone Rotates Around its Longitudinal axis (Hip Joint)

31
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Circumduction

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Mixture of Movements (Shoulder Joint)

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