Anatomical Terms Flashcards
What does ‘abduct’ mean?
To draw away from the median line or axis.
What does ‘adduct’ mean?
To draw toward the median line or axis.
What is an ‘alveolus’?
A pit, sac or socket, ‘a hollow’.
What does ‘anterior’ refer to?
Toward the front or ventral part of the body, abdominal side.
What does ‘articulate’ mean?
A joining as in a joint, to bind or make tight.
What does ‘bifurcate’ mean?
To divide into two branches, ‘fork’.
What is a ‘canal’?
A tubular channel comprised of the same tissue through which it travels.
What is a ‘condyle’?
A knob or rounded eminence that articulates with another bone.
What is a ‘crista’?
A narrow projecting ridge of a bone, ‘crest’.
What does ‘distal’ mean?
Farthest portion from the main body, away from the point of attachment.
What does the prefix ‘epi-‘ mean?
‘Above’.
What does ‘external’ refer to?
On the outside or surface of the body, superficial.
What is a ‘fissure’?
A narrow opening or slit in a bone.
What is a ‘foramen’?
An opening or hole in a bone or membrane, ‘door’.
What is a ‘fossa’?
A shallow longitudinal depression of a surface, ‘dig’.
What is a ‘fovea’?
A small depression in a bone that articulates with another bone, ‘pit’.
What does ‘frontal’ refer to?
Also termed coronal plane, divides organs into anterior and posterior halves.
What is a ‘gyrus’?
Folds of the outer surface of the cerebrum.
What is a ‘head’ in anatomical terms?
Round portion of the proximal end of a bone that articulates with another bone.
What does ‘inferior’ mean?
Situated below or closer to the feet.
What does the prefix ‘infra-‘ mean?
‘Below’.
What does ‘internal’ refer to?
Away from the surface of the body or body part, inside, deep.
What does the prefix ‘intra-‘ mean?
‘Between’.
What does ‘lateral’ mean?
Lying to the right/left of the median axis, ‘side’.
