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Anatomical Terms Flashcards

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Acromial

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point of the shoulder

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Antebrachial

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forearm

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Antecubital

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front of the elbow

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Axillary

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armpit

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Brachial

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arm

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Buccal

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cheek

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Carpal

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wrist

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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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hip

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Cranial

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skull

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Crural

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shin

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Cubital

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elbow

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Digital

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finger

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Femoral

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thigh

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Genital

A

external reproductive organs

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Gluteal

A

buttocks

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Inguinal

A

groin

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Mental

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chin

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Nasal

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nose

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Occipital

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posterior of the head

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Orbital

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eye cavity

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Otic

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ear

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Palmar

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palm

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Patellar

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knee

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Pectoral

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front of the chest

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Perineal

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between the thighs, the anus, and the external reproductive organs

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Plantar

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sole of the foot

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Popliteal

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back of the knee

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Sternal

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anterior of rib cage

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Sural

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calf of the leg

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Tarsal

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Thoracic

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Abduction

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moving a body part away from the middle of the body

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Adduction

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moving a body part toward the midline of the body

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Depression

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lowering a part

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Elevation

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raising a part

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Plantar flexion

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ankle movement pointing the foot downward

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Dorsiflexion

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ankle movement bringing the foot toward the shin

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Eversion

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turning the sole of the foot outward

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Inversion

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turning the sole of the foot inward

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External rotation

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rotation of the hip and shoulder away from the midline

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Internal rotation

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rotation of the hip or shoulder toward the midline

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Extension

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straightening of the joint or increasing the angle between two bones

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Flexion

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bending a joint or decreasing the angle between two bones

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Hyperextension

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excessive extension of the parts of a joint beyond anatomical position

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Pronation

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turning the arm downward (palm up)

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Supination

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turning the arm upward (palm up)

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Protraction

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moving a part forward

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Retraction

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moving a part backward

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Circumduction

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tri-planar circular motion at the hip or shoulder

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Rotation

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turning on a single axis

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Superior

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toward the head or upper portion of the body

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Inferior

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toward the feet or lower portion of the body

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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

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Dorsal

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toward the back

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Ventral

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toward the front/belly

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Medial

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toward the middle or center of the body or body part

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Lateral

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on or closer to the side

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Proximal

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nearer the point where a limb attaches to the body

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Distal

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farther from the point where a limb attaches to the body

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Bilateral

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pertaining to both sides of the body or structure

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Unilateral

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pertaining to only one side of the body or structure

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Deep

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toward the interior

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Superficial

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near the surface

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Parietal

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the wall of a cavity

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Visceral

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refers to the internal organs

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Supine

A

lying face up

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Prone

A

lying face down

Anatomical Terms (1 decks)

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