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Anatomical Terminology Flashcards

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is the study of the structure and form of an organism; it deals with the structure and form various parts of the human body.

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Anatomy

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Study of any part of the body as seen with the naked eye.

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Gross or Macroscopic Anatomy

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Study of the structure of minute parts such as cells or tissues that are not visible as separate entities to the naked eye.

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Histology or Microscopic Anatomy

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Study of the structural changes that take place in the fertilized ovum up to the time of birth.

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Embryology or Developmental Anatomy

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Study of what part of the surface of the body corresponds to the various organs and structures within the body.

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Surface or Regional or Topographical Anatomy

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Study of the similarities and differences in the structure of the various body parts of the body, among different species of living things.

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Comparative Anatomy

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Is the study of function or behavior of the organs or other structures of the body.

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Physiology

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Is the study of diseases, its causes and its effect upon the body.

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Pathology

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A list of the names of parts of the body compiled by the International anatomical Nomenclature Committee.

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The Nomina Anatomica

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Proper names used as names for anatomical structures have been replaced by descriptive names

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Eponyms

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Two vowels occurring together and pronounced as a single sound have been eliminated.

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Diphthongs

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between vowels occurring together in the middle of the words and in compound words have been discontinued

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Hyphens

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Names retained in some instances

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Alternate names

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General Anatomical Terms

The subject stands upright, with the limbs extended, face to the front, palms of the hands facing the front, and the feet together.

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The Anatomical Position

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General Anatomical Terms

A line drawn vertically through the center of the forehead, nose, chin, chest, abdomen, and between the legs.

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The Median Line of the Body

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Parts of Organs and other Structures

caput (L), the expanded end of a part of the body

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Head

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Parts of Organs and other Structures

cervix or collum (L), the constricted part of a structure adjacent to the head of it.

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Neck

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Parts of Organs and other Structures

corpus (L), the principal part of a structure or the shaft of a long bone.

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Body

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Parts of Organs and other Structures

sceaft (AS), the principal part or body of a long structure

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Shaft

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Parts of Organs and other Structures

cauda (L), the tapered end of a structure

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Tail

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Parts of Organization and other Structures

lobus (L), subdivision of an organ or structure

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Lobe

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Part of Organization and other Structures

lobulus (L) a subdivision of a lobe

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Lobule

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Parts of Organization and other Structures

segmentum(L), a unit of structure, seperated from other segments, with its own blood supply

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Segment

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Parts of Organization and other Structures

extremitas (L), the end of a long structure

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Extremity

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Parts of Organization and other Structures

the pointed end of a structure

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Apex

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Parts of Organization and other Structures

the broad flattened end of a structure

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Base

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Openings Into or Within Organs

What are the 8 following Opening Into or Within Organs

(A,F,H,O,O,O,L,P)

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  • Aperture
  • Foramen
  • Hiatus
  • Orifice
  • Os
  • Ostium
  • Lumen
  • Porus
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Openings Into or Within Organs

a hole or opening

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Aperture, Foramen

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Openings Into or Within Organs

an opening or gap

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Hiatus

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Openings Into or Within Organs

an opening

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Orifice, Ostium

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Openings Into or Within Oragns

a window or opening; usually refers to the cavity of a hollow organ

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Lumen

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Openings Into or Within Organs

A opening, pore, foramen

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Porus

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Depressions of Anatomical Structures

fissura, a narrow slit, cleft or groove

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Fissure

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Deppressions of Anatomical Structures

a depression or hollow below the normal surface of a structure, a trench, ditch

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Fossa (L)

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Depressions of Anatomical Structures

hilum, an indentation or depression on the surface of an oxygen, where vessels enter or leave the organ

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Depressions of Anatomical Structures

a groove, broader than a fissure sometimes has a tendon or artery etc., running along it

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Sulcus (L)

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Depressions of Anatomical Structures

Has 3 meanings
* a cavity within an organ, bone, etc.
* A channel for blood
* A canal or passage from one organ to another, or to the outside by which pus etc., escapes

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Additional Descriptive Terms

A notch or cleft

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Incisura (L)

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Additional Descriptive Terms

a canal or tubelike passage

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Meatus (L)

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Additional Descriptive Terms

a branch or a division of a vessel, nerve or bone

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Additional Descriptive Terms

a partition separating two cavities

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Terms Relating to Position and Location

that part of any structure or organ that lies nearest to the median line of the body.

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Terms Relating to Position and Location

that part of an organ or structure that lies farthest away from the median line of the body

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Terms Relating to Position and Location

towards the front or in the front part of the body, an organ or other structure.

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Anterior/Ventral

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Terms Relating to Position and Location

towards the back, or in the back part of the body or part of it

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Posterior/Dorsal

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Terms Relating to Position and Location

Back of the hand, or the back part of the foot

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Terms Relating to Position and Location

either the plam of the hand, or the sole of the foot

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Volar, Plantar or Palmar

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Terms Relating to Position and Location

Dorsal - referring to hand

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the back of the hand

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Terms Relating to Position and Location

Dorsal - referring to hand

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the back of the hand

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Terms Relating to Position and Location

Dorsal - refering to foot

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its upper surface

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Terms Relating to Position and Location

refers to the upper part, or that part towards the head end

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Terms Relating to Position and Location

refers to the lower part, or that part away from the head

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Terns Relating to Position and Location

refers to the head or head end of the body or an organ

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Cephalic (G)

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Terms Relating to Position and Location

refers to the tail or tail end of the body or an organ

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Terms Relating to Position and Location

towards the head

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Terms Relating to Position and Location

towards the tail

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Terms Relating to Position and Location

that part of a structure closest to its source or origin, its attached end

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Terms Relating to Position and Location

terminal; that part farthest away from the source or origin or point of attachment

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Terms Relating to Position and Location

the position assumed when lying upon the back with the face up.

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Terms Relating to Position and Location

the position assumed when lying upon the back with the face up.

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Terms Relating to Position and Location

perpendicular or at right angles to the horizon, assuming that the subject is standing up.

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Terms Relating to Position and Location

parallel to the horizon, subject upright.

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Horizontal

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Terms Relating to Position and Location

the inner part, farthest from the surface

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Terms Relating to Position and Location

on or near the surface, outer part

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Peripheral

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Terms Relating to Position and Location

on or near the surface

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Superficial

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Terms Relating to Position and Location

far from the surface

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Terms Relating to Position and Location

far from the surface

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Terms Relating to Position and Location

the larger or greater of the two

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Terms Relating to Position and Location

the smaller or lesser of the two

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Terms Relating to Position and Location

on the inside of the body or a part of

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Terms Relating to Position and Location

on the inside of the body or a part of

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Terms Relating to Position and Location

on the outside, the outer

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Terms Relating to Position and Location

part of an organ itself

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Terms Relating to Position and Location

originating outside an organ

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Terms of Relating to Postiion and Location

refers to some organ

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Terms of Relating to Position and Location

refers to a wall, relating to a wall of structure

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Parietal (G)

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Anatomical Planes

from (L) = flat; a real imaginary flat surface.

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Anatomical Planes

is a flat surface made by cutting lengthwise or a long the long axis of the body or it. The cut could be from side to side or from front to back, and with the subject standing upright or lying down, or in any other position.

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Longitudinal Plane

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Anatomical Planes

is a flat surface made by cutting through the body or part of it crossways, or at to the long axis.

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Transverse Plane

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Anatomical Planes

is a longitudinal plane made with the subject upright.

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Vertical Plane

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Anatomical Planes

is a transverse plane made with the subject upright.

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Horizontal Plane

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Anatomical Planes

Longitudinal Plane made by cutting from front to back along the median line of the
body, and along the sagittal suture of the skull.

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MIdsagittal or Median Plane

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Anatomical Planes

Longitudinal plane made by cutting from front to back to one or the other side of the sagittal suture, and parallel to MSP

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Sagittal Plane

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Anatomical Planes

Or frontal plane, longitudinal plane made by cutting lengthwise and from side to side.

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Coronal Plane

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Anatomical Planes

Transverse plane made by cutting across the upper abdomen at right angles to the long axis of the body, and opposite the 10” costal cartilages, the lowest limit of the thoracic cage.

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Subcostal Plane

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Anatomical Plane

Transverse Plane made by cutting across the body from one side to the other at the level 9th costal cartilages or half way between the upper end of the sternum and the symphysis

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Transpyloric Plane

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