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Anatomy Terms & Intro Flashcards

1
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Anatomy

A

The study of structures or body parts and their relationship to one another

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Anatomical Position

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Body erect, feet together, palms face forward, thumbs out

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Superior
AKA
Cranial

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Above, closer to the head

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Inferior
AKA
Caudal

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Below or towards the feel

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Anterior
AKA
Ventral

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Towards the front

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Posterior
AKA
Dorsal

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Toward the back

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Medial

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Toward the midline

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Lateral

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Away from the midline

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Biceps

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Two heads

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Triceps

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Three heads

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Quadriceps

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Four heads

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Deltoid

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Triangle

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Orbicularis

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Circle

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Pectinate

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Comb-like

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Piriformis

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Pear shaped

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Platy

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Flat

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Teres

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Long and round

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Alba

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White

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Brevis

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Short

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Gracilis

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Slender

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Lata

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Wide

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Latissimus

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Widest

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Longissimus

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Longest

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Magnus

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Large

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Major

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Large

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Maximus

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Largest

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Minimus

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Smallest

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Minor

A

Smaller

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Vastus

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Great

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Anterior

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Front

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Externus

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Superficial

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Extrinsic

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Outside

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Inferioris

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Inferior

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Internus

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Deep or internal

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Intrinsic

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Inside

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Lateralis

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Lateral

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Medialis/medius

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Middle or medial

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Superficialis

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Superficial

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Superioris

A

Superior

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Tranversus

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Transverse

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Posterior

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Back

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Profundus

A

Deep

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Rectus

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Straight or parallel

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Buccinator

A

Like a trumpeter’s cheeks

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Risorius

A

Laughter, grimace

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Sartorius

A

Like a trailer moved their legs up and down

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Frontal plane

A

Front and back

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Sagittal plane

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Right and left

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Parasagittal plane

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Right and left not even

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Transverse plane

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Top and bottom

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Prone Position

A

Lying face down

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Supine Position

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Laying face up

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Dorsal

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On or toward the back

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Ventral

A

On or toward the front

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Volar

A

Relating to the palm of the hand or sole of the foot

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Plantar

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Relating to the sole or undersurface of the foot

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Axial Part

A

Includes head, neck, and trunk

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Appendicular Part

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Includes limbs which are attached to the body’s axis

Spinal Anatomy (9 decks)

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