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Anatomical Terms Flashcards

1
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adjustment of physiological systems to preserve homeostasis

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homeostatic regulation

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2
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can detect environmental changes or stimulus

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receptor

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receives and processes information from receptor and sends out commands

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control center

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responds to commands from control center by opposing the stimulus

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effector

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when an effector activated by the control center negates the original stimulus

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negative feedback

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when an effector activated by the control center causes an exaggeration or enhancement of the change in original condition

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positive feedback

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7
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when a reaction is continuously exaggerated by the chemicals being released

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positive feedback loop

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8
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forehead

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frontal

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skull

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cranial

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Face

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facial

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head

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Cephalic

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mouth

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oral

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chin

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mental

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14
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armpit

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Axillary

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15
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arm - upper

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brachial

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16
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front of elbow

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antecubital

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17
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forearm

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Antebrachial

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18
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wrist

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Carpal

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palm

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Palmar

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20
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thumb

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Pollex

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21
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fingers and toes

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Digits (phalanges)

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22
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kneecap

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Patellar

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23
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leg - lower

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Crural

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24
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ankles

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Tarsal

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25
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big toe

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Hallux

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26
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nose

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Nasal

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27
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eye

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Ocular, orbital

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ear

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Otic

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29
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cheek

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Buccal

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30
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neck

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Cervical

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31
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chest, thorax

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Thoracic

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32
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breast

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Mammary

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33
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abdomen

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Abdominal

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34
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navel

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Umbilical

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Pelvis

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pelvic

36
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chest and abdomen

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trunk

37
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hand

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Manual

38
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groin

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Inguinal

39
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pubis

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pubic

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thigh

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Femoral

41
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foot

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pedal

42
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shoulder

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Acromial

43
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vertebral

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spinal

44
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back

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Dorsal

45
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back of elbow

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Olecranal

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loin (side of body)

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lumbar

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buttock

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Gluteal

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back of knee

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Popliteal

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calf

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Sural

50
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heel of foot

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Calcaneal

51
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sole of foot

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Plantar

52
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arm - whole

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Upper limb

53
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leg - whole

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Lower limb

54
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Abdominopelvic regions

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Right hypochondriac
Right lumbar
Right inguinal
Epigastric
Umbilical
Hypogastric
Left hypochondriac
Left lumbar
Left inguinal
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towards the head

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Cranial/Cephalic

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above

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Superior

57
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toward the point of attachment of a limb to the tunk

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proximal

58
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away from the point of attachment of a limb to the trunk

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distal

59
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away from the midline

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lateral

60
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toward the midline

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medial

61
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below

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Inferior

62
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at or near the surface of the body

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Superficial

63
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toward the interior of the body, farther from the surface

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deep

64
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the back surface

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Posterior/ Dorsal

65
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front surface/belly side

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Anterior/Ventral

66
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toward the tail

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caudal

67
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separates anterior and posterior sections

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frontal/coronal plane

68
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separates right and left sections

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sagittal plane

69
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right/left plane that passes through the midline, equal parts

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midsagittal plane

70
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right/left plane that misses the midline - unequal sides

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parasagittal plane

71
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cross section; separates superior & inferior portions

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transverse plane

72
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organs that are partially or completely enclosed in a body cavity; do not float in the cavity, are connected to the body

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visceral organs

73
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fluid-filled space b/w the inner and outer layer of the serous pericardium

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pericardial cavity

74
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surrounds heart; has outer fibrous pericardium & inner serous pericardium

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pericardium

75
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  • covers viscera (organs) and lines body cavities

- secretes fluid to keep surfaces moist and reduce friction

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serous membranes

76
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encloses organs in the chest area

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thoracic cavity

77
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encloses organs in the abdomen and pelvic areas

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abdominopelvic cavity

78
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  • lungs are enclosed in these cavities

- lined by “pleura” - slippery serous membrane

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pleural cavities

79
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heart is embedded in this mass of connective tissue; separates the two pleural cavities

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mediastinum

80
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  • cavity within the abdominopelvic cavity

- lined by serous membrane called “peritoneum”

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peritoneal cavity

81
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behind the peritoneal cavity

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Retroperitoneal

82
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inferior (below) the peritoneal cavity

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infraperitoneal

83
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muscle that separates the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities

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diaphragm

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