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Anatomical Terms Flashcards

1
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What is a midsagittal plane?

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Passes through the midline of the body and divides the body into equal left and right portions

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What is a parasagittal plane?

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Does not pass through the midline of the body and divides the body into unequal left and right portions

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3
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What is the frontal plane?

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Plane that divides the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back) portions

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What is a transverse plane?

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Divides the body into superior and inferior portions AKA cross section

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5
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What is an oblique plane?

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Passes through the body or an organ at an angle between the transverse plane and either the midsagittal or frontal plane

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6
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What is dorsad?

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Toward the dorsum or back

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What is ventrad?

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Toward the belly or ventral side

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8
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What is cephalad?

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Toward the head

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9
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What is caudad?

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Toward the tail

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10
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What is mesad?

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Toward the middle

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What is laterad?

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Toward the side

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12
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What is proximad?

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Toward the attached end

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13
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What is distad?

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Toward the free end

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14
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Head

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Cephalic

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15
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Skull

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Cranial

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16
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Face

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Facial

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17
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Eye

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Orbital

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18
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Ear

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Otic

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19
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Nose

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Nasal

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20
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Mouth

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Oral

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21
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Neck

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Cervical

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22
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Breastbone

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Sternal

23
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Chest

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Thoracic

24
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Armpit

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Axillary

25
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Arm

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Brachial

26
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Breast

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Mammary

27
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Navel

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Umbilical

28
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Hip

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Coxal

29
Q

Forearm

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Antebrachial

30
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Wrist

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Carpal

31
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Palm

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Palmar

32
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Groin

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Inguinal

33
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Wrist

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Carpal

34
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Palm

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Palmar

35
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Fingers

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Digital or Phalanges

36
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Thigh

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Femoral

37
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Hand

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Manual

38
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Pubis

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Pubic

39
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Leg

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Crural

40
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Foot

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Pedal

41
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Ankle

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Tarsal

42
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Toes

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Digital or Phalanges

43
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Shoulder

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Acromial

44
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Shoulder Blade

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Scapular

45
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Spinal column

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Vertebral

46
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Back

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Dorsal

47
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Loin

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Lumbar

48
Q

Between hips

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Sacral

49
Q

Buttock

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Gluteal

50
Q

Hollow behind knee

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Popliteal

51
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Calf

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Sural

52
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Sole

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Plantar

53
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Heal

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Calcaneal

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