Anatomical Terms

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Abduct

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To draw away from the median line or axis

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Adduct

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To draw toward the median line or axis

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Afferent

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nerve fiber or blood vessel that “carries toward” a structure

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Alveolus

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pit, sack, or socket. Hollow

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Anterior

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toward the front/ventral part of the body. Abdominal side

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Articulate

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a joining as in a joint. To bind or make tight

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Bifurcate

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to divide into to branches, fork.

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Canal

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tubular channel comprised of the same tissue through which it travels

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condyle

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know or rounded eminence that articulates with another bone

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crista

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narrow projecting ridge of a bone. “Crest”

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distal

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farthest portion from the main body, away from the point of attachment

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efferent

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nerve fiber or blood vessel that “carries away” from structure or organ

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external

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on the outside surface. Superficial

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Fissure

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narrow opening or slit in bone

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foramen

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opening or hole in a bone or membrane. “door”

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fossa

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shallow longitudinal depression of a surface. “Dig”

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fovea

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small concave, cup-shaped depression in a bone that articulates with another bone. “pit”

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frontal

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also termed coronal plane. divides organs into anterior and posterior halves

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Head

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round portion of the proximal end of a bone that articulates with another bone.

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inferior

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situated below or closer to the feet. “Lower”

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Internal

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away from the surface of the body or part. inside. deep.

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lateral

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lying to the right/left of the median axis, “side”

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meatus

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canal or passageway through a bone or organ

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Medial

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toward the median axis or inside. “middle”

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parietal

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referring to the perimeter of the body or of a cavity. Wall

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Posterior

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toward the back or dorsal part of the body

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process

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prominence of a bone that projects from the main mass.

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prone

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lying with the face and palms downward

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proximal

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closest portion to the main body, nearest the point of origin.

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sagittal

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the plane that divides organs into right and left halves

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sinus

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hollow cavity, passage or recess in bode or vessel

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spin

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bony process that is sharp and narrow

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superior

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situated toward the top or toward the head

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supine

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lying with the face and palms upward

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transverse

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horizontal plane or cross section that divides organs into superior and inferior parts

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trochanter

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one of two bony processes of the femur for muscle attachment

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tubercle

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small knobby prominence on a bone

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tuberosity

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roughened, large prominence on a bone for muscle attachment

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viscera

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referring to internal organs or viscera

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Vascular

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having a blood supply. “vessels”