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anatomical terms Flashcards

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antebrachial

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forearm

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antecubital

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opposite side of elbow

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axillary

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armpit

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brachial

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tricep

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buccal

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cheek

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calcaneal

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heel

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carpal

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hand/wrist bones

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cephalic

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head

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cervical

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neck

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coxal

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hipbones

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cranial

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head

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crural

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shins

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digital

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finger

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facial

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face

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femoral

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thigh

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frontal

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forehead

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gluteal

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butt cheeks

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inguinial

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where legs meet trunk

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lumbar

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lower back

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mammary

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breast area

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mental

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lower jaw

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nasal

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nose

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nuchal

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hollow on back of head

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occipital

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back of head

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oral

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mouth

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orbital

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eye sockets

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palmar

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palms

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patellar

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kneecap area

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pectoral

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breast area & above

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pedal

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foot

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plantar

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bottom of foot

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popliteal

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back of knee

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sacral

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bone that hips attach to

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scapular

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shoulder blades

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sternal

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midline of chest

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tarsal

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foot bones

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thoracic

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entire chest

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umbilical

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belly button area

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vertebral

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spinal column

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what are the levels of structural organization from smallest to largest?

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atom, molecule, cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism

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what are the levels of structural organization from largest to smallest?

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organism, organ system, organ, tissue, cell, molecule, atom

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anatomy

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structure/form

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physiology

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function/chemistry

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what is gross anatomy?

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large structures that are easily observable

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left

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to the subject’s left

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right

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to the subject’s right

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lateral

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toward the side

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anterior

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toward the front of the body

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posterior

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toward the back (rear)

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medial

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away from the side

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superior

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toward the top of body

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inferior

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toward the bottom of body

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dorsal

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along or toward the vertebral surface of the body

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ventral

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along or toward the belly surface of the body

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caudad (caudal)

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toward the tail

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cephalad

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toward the head

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proximal

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toward the trunk

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distal

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away from the trunk or point of attachment

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visceral

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toward an internal organ

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parietal

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toward the wall/away from internal structures

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deep

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toward the inside of a part/away from surface

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superficial

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toward the surface of a part/away from inside

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acromial

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towards the shoulder

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medullary

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inner region/medulla

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cortical

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outer region/cortex

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sagittal plane

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divides right and left

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midsagittal plane

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2 equal right and left halves

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frontal (coronal) plane

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divides front and back from side view

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transverse (horizontal) plane

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horizontal division

70
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what organ make up the integumentary system?

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skin, hair, nails, cutaneous glands

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what are the functions of the integumentary system?

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cover body, protect from outside, synthesize vitamin D, cutaneous nerve receptors

72
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what organs make up the skeletal system?

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bones, cartilage, ligaments

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what are the functions of the skeletal system?

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protect/support organs/cavities, site of RBC formation, provide muscle attachment, store minerals such as calcium and phosphorus

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what organs make up the muscular system?

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skeletal muscles, tendons

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what are the functions of the muscular system?

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allow movement, attach muscle and bone, maintain posture, produces heat through goosebumps

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what organs make up the nervous system?

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brain, spinal cord, nerves

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motor nerves

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from brain to body

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sensory nerves

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from body to brain

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what are the functions of the nervous system?

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fast-acting control system, responds to internal/external stimuli, activates muscles and glands

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