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Anatomical Terms Flashcards

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Anatomical position

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Hands at the sides with palms forward.

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Supine

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Lying face up in the anatomical position.

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Prone

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Lying face down in the anatomical position .

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Sagittal plane

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Separates into left and right

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Frontal plane

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Separates into front and back

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Transverse plane

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Separates into top and bottom

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Cross section

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Cut across the structure

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Oblique section

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Angular cut across the structure.

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Longitudinal section

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Length wise cut along the structure

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Midsagittal section.

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Section along the midline of the body

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Epigastric region

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Upper middle

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Left and right hypochondriac

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On each side of the epigastric region

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Umbilical region

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Central portion (umbilical cord)

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Left and right lumbar region

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Each side of the umbilical region

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Hypogastric region

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Lower middle region

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Left and right side of the iliac region

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Each side of the hypogastric region

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Ventral

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Belly side

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Anterior

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Front

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Posterior

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Back, behind

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Dorsal

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Back of an animal

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Superior

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Above, at a higher level. (Toward the head in humans)

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Inferior

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Below, at a lower level

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Medial

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Toward the midline of the body

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Lateral

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Away from the midline of the body

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Ipsilateral

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The same side

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Contra lateral

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Opposite side

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Proximal

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Toward the an attached base

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Distal

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Away from the attached base

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Superficial

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Near the surface

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Peripheral

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Outward

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Deep

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More internal

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Flexion

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Reduction of an angle between articulating elements

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Extension

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Increase in the angle between articulating elements

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Hyperextention

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Extension that is continued past the anatomical position

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Adduction

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Movement away from the longitudinal axis of the body

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Pronation

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Turning the wrist so that the palm is facing forward

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Supination

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Turning the wrist so that the palm is facing forward

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Inversion

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Turning of the sole of the foot inward

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Eversion

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Turning of the sole of the foot outward

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Cephalic

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Head

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Cranial

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Skull

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Oral

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Mouth

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Axillary

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Armpit

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Brachial

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Arm

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Antebrachial

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Forearm

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Carpal

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Wrist

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Palmer

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Palm

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Digital

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Fingers

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Phalange also

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Toes

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Patellar

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Kneecap

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Tarsal

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Ankle foot

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Orbital or ocular

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Eye

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Otic

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Ear

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Nasal

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Nose

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Cervical

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Neck

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Thoracic

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Thorax, chest

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Mammary

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Breast

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Femoral

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Thigh

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Acromial

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Point of shoulder

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Olecranal

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Elbow

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Lumbar

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Lower back

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Calcaneal

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Heel

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Abdominal

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Between thorax and pelvis

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Antecubital

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Front of the elbow

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Buccal

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Cheek

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Celiac

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Abdominal

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Costal

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Ribs

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Coxac

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Hip

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Frontal

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Forehead

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Occipital

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Lower posterior region of head

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