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Anatomical Terms Flashcards

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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
1
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acromial

A

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 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

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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

A

eye cavity

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otic

A

ear

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palmar

A

palm

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patellar

A

knee

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pectoral

A

front of the chest

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perineal

A

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

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plantar

A

sole of the foot

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popliteal

A

back of the knee

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sternal

A

anterior of rib cage

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sural

A

calf of the leg

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tarsal

A

ankle

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thoracic

A

chest

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abduction

A

moving a body part away from the midline of the body

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adduction

A

moving a body part toward the midline of teh body

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depression

A

lowering a part

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elevation

A

raising a part

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plantar flexion

A

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 or 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 a joint or increasing the angle between two bones

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flexion

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bending of a joint of decreasing the angle between two bones

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hyperextension

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excessive extension of teh parts of a joint beyond anatomical position

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pronation

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turning the arm downward (palm down)

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supination

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turning the arm upward (palm up)

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protraction

A

moving a part forward

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retraction

A

moving a part backward

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circumduction

A

tri-planar circular motion at the hip or shoulder

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rotation

A

turning on a single axis

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