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Anatomy Terms Flashcards

1) Use standard anatomic terms to describe correctly the POSITION or ORIENTATION of any part of the body. 2) Understand the system of anatomic nomenclature whereby terms are ascribed to parts of the body. 3) Appreciate that these terms (usually) describe a body part's position, function, or distinguishing structure

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dexter

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right

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sinister

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left

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longus

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long

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brevis

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short (brief)

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manus

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forefoot: carpus, metacarpus, phalanges

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pes

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hindfoot: tarsus, metatarsals, phalanges

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opp of proximal- towards trunk

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distal- away from trunk

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when is cranial and caudal used on limbs?

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proximal to carpus/tarsal

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where does axis of limb lie?

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b/n 3rd & 4th digits

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caput

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head; rounded enlargement at end of bone; may be joined to shaft by a constricted part., the neck (collum)

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depressions

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fossa, fovea, groove, sulcus, impression, incisura

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foramen

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perforation for the transmission of blood vessels & nerves

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supinator hands

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holding soup in hands

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origin

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proximal end of a muscle (closer to the centre axis of body)
-mostly tendinous

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insertion

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distal end of muslce (away from centre axis of body)

-mostly tendinous

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how is the view of the body described using radiograph terminology?

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rel to direction of x-ray’s penetration; 1)pt of entry 2)pt of exit

E.g.: VD-ventral dorsal (animal lays on back with belly up)

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dorsal

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back side

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ventral

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belly side

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cranial

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toward head

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caudal

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toward tail

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rostral

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toward nose on head

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caudal

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away from nose on head

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median

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divides body longitudinally into 2 “=” halves

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sagittal

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paramedian; parallel to median plane

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transverse

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transects body part perpendicular to its own axis

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dorsal

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horizontal; divides b/n dorsal & ventral sides

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medial

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closer to median plane

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lateral

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away from medial plane

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profundus

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deep; away from surface

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superficial

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on/toward surface

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manus’s dorsal/ventral

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dorsal/palmer

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pes’s dorsal/ventral

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dorsal/plantar

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axial

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towards central axis of part

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abaxial

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away from centre axis

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adductors

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muscles that bring body part closer to median

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abductors

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muscles that bring body part away from median

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levators, depressors, tensors

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muscles that lift, pull down, and tense

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aponeurosis

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sheet of white fibrous tissue on tendon (in sheet-like muscles)
-wide area of attachment

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