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Anatomical Terms W1 Flashcards

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What is Anatomy?

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The study of the structure of an organism

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What is Physiology?

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The study of the function of an organism

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What is the Coronal plane?

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Also known as the frontal plane. The coronal plane cutes the body vertically into anterior and posterior

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What is the name of the pink plane?

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Sagittal plane

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What is the name of the yellow plane?

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Transverse plane

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What is the name of the green plane?

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Coronal or frontal plane

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What is the Sagittal plane?

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Also known as the midsagittal plane.

The sagittal plane cuts the body vertically into left and right

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What is the Transverse Plane?

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Also known as the axial plane.

The Transverse plane cuts the body horizontally into superior and inferior

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What is superior and inferior?

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Superior is above and inferior is below

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What is anterior and posterior?

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anterior is front and posterior is back

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what is ventral and dorsal?

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ventral is underside and dorsal is upperside (i.e. dorsal fin)

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What is central and peripheral?

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Central is located centrally and peripheral is located in the periphery

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What is superficial and deep?

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superficial is closer to the surface and deep is further from the surface

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what is proximal and distal?

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proximal is closer to the trunk and distal is further from the trunk

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what is contra and ipsi?

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contra is opposite side and ipsi is same side

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what is medial and lateral?

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medial is closer to the midline and lateral is further from the midline

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what is extrinsic and intirnsic?

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extrinsic is coming from the outside and intrinsic is coming from within

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what is infra/sub/hypo and supra?

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ifra/sub/hypo is below and supra is above

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what is intra and extra

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intra is situated within or inside, and extra is situated outside

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20
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what is prefix ary-?

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pertaining to the arytenoid cartilage

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what is costal?

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pertaining to the ribs

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what is prefix crico-?

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pertaining to the cricoid cartilage

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what is prefix genio-?

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pertaining to the chin

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what is prefix glosso or suffix glossus?

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pertaining to the tongue

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what is prefix hyo-?

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pertaining to the hyoid bone

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what is prefix labio-?

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pertaining to the lips

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what is laryngo-?

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pertaining to the larynx

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what is lingua-, linguo-, lingual?

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pertaining to the tongue

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what is mandibular?

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pertaining to the mandible/jaw

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what is naso-?

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pertaining to the nasal cavity

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what is oro-?

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pertaining to the oral cavity

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what is palatine, palatini, palato-?

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palatine is pertaining to the hard or soft palate, palatini is more often pertaining to the soft palate

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what is pharyngeal, pharyngo-?

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pertaining to the pharynx

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what is sterno-?

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pertaining to the sternum

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what is stylo-?

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pertaining to the styloid process

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what is thyro-?

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pertaining to the thyroid

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what is tracheo-, tracheal?

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pertaining to the trachea

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what is veli-, velo?

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pertaining to the velum (soft palate)

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what is abduction?

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movement away from the median plane.

separation of two structures i.e. vocal folds

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what is adduction?

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movement toward the median plane.

bringing together of two structures i.e. vocal folds

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what is deglutition?

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the process of swallowing

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what is depressor?

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the process of lowering a structure

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what is extension?

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stretching out

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what is flexion?

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what is hyper and hypo?

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hyper is excessive and hypo is diminished or deficient

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what is levator?

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the process of raising a structure

47
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what is matication?

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the process of chewing

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what is tensor?

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the process of tensing a structure

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what is an aditus?

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an inlet or opening

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what is an alveolus?

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a small cavity or socket

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what is concha?

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a structure that is somewhat shell shaped

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what is a condyle?

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a rounded articular surface at the end of a bone or bony process

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what is the corpus?

54
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what is a cribriform?

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a cribriform is a plate of bone containingmany perforations

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what is a fossa?

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a logitudinally directed depression in bone

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what is fronto-?

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pertaining to the frontal bone of the skull

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what is glottic?

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pertaining to the glottis

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what is the lamina?

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a thin plate or flat layer usually bone or cartilage

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what is a meatus?

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a channel or passageway

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what is musculo-, myo-?

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pertaining to muscles

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what is occipito-?

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pertaining to the occipital bone of the skull

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what is parieto-?

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pertaining to the parietal bones of the skull

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what is a process?

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a projection or outgrowth on bone or cartilage

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what is salpingo-?

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referring to a tube

65
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what is a spine?

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a short thorn like process of a bone

66
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what is a symphysis?

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the union of two structures

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what is temporo-?

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pertaining to the temporal bone of the skull

68
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what is ventricular?

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pertaining to the ventricular folds

69
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what is vocal?

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pertaining to the vocal folds

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