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Anatomical Terms Flashcards

1
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Movement of one bone in relation to another such that the angle of the joint decreases

A

Flexion

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Movement of a part around its long axis, direction of rotation is designated by the direction of movement of the cranial or dorsal surface

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Rotation

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3
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Movement of a part away from the median plane

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Abduction

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4
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small pit or depression

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fovea

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5
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condyle

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rounded projection on a bone

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6
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epi-

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on or upon

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7
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Off center, but parallel to median plane

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Sagittal Plane

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Movement of one bone in relation to another such that the angle of the joint increases

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Extension

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9
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fascia

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band or sheet of fibrous tissue

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10
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ramus

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a branch

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11
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Toward/near the tail; on limbs, applies proximal to carpus and tarsus

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Caudal

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12
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Divides body into dorsal and ventral

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Dorsal Plane

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13
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Medial rotation of an appendage from the supine position such that the palmar or plantar surface faces ventrally

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Pronation

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14
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Lateral rotation of an appendage such that the palmar or plantar surface faces MEDIALLY

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Supination

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15
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of the nature or quality of bone

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osseous

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16
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Pertaining to or relative to the axis

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Axial

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17
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sub-

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below, under, beneath

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18
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caput

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“head”, general term applied to the expanded or chief extremity of an organ or part

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19
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Movement of a part toward the median plane

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Adduction

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20
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Away from the axis

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Abaxial

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21
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Practical application of anatomy as it relates to disease processes or surgical procedures

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Applied anatomy

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22
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articulation

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joint

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23
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foramen

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an aperture or hole

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24
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glenoid

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resembling a pit or socket

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25
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Hindpaw, surface contacting the ground

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Plantar

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26
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ab-

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from, off, away from

27
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vastus

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vast or large

28
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Study of tissue structures with a microscope

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Microscopic anatomy

29
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Toward the belly; does not apply to limbs

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Ventral

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31
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ad-

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toward or to

32
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either of the two processes below the neck of the femur

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trochanter

33
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Toward or near medial plane

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Medial

34
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Longitudinally divides the body into EQUAL left and right halves

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Median Plane

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infra-

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below or under

36
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brevis

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short

37
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supra-

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over or above

38
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Anatomy of one part of the body in relation to another

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Topographic anatomy

39
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Away from/farther from median plane

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Lateral

40
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Movement of a part in a circular motion as outling the surface of a cone

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Circumduction

41
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cleido-

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collar bone, clavicle

42
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cephal-, cephalo-

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“head”

43
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Medial rotation of an appendage from the supine position such that the palmar or plantar surface faces ventrally

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Pronation

44
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gloss-, glosso-

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“tongue”, pertaining to the tongue

45
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inter-

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between

46
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Lateral rotation of an appendage such that the palmar or plantar surface faces medially

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Supination

47
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Study of structures visible to the unaided eye

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Gross anatomy

48
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malleolus

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“hammer”, rounded process

49
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genu

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“knee” or structure bent like the knee

50
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Toward/near the nose (Head only!)

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Rostral

51
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“pulley”, pully shaped part

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trochlea

52
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crus, crural

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leg, tibia/fibula

53
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Forepaw, surface contacting the ground

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Palmar

54
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Toward the back; on the limbs, upper or front surface (opposite the footpads)

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Dorsal

55
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Toward/near the head; on limbs, proximal to carpus and tarsus

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Cranial

56
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teres

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long and round, cylindrical

57
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an elevation or protuberance (generally larger than a tubercle)

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tuberosity

58
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brachium, brachio-

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arm, humerus

59
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Study of tissue structures with an electron microscope

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Ultrastructural anatomy

60
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“trench”, channel, a hollow or depressed area

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fossa

61
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Plane at a right angle to the long axis of a structure

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Transverse Plane

62
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genio

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relating to the jaw, mandible

63
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small swelling, bump or protuberance

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tubercle

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