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Anatomy Vocabulary P-S Flashcards

1
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The palm of the hand.

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Palmar

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Roof of the Mouth

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Palate

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One of the bones forming the posterior part of the hard palate and lateral nasal wall between the interior pterygoid place of the sphenoid bone and maxilla.

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Palatine Bone

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Using one’s fingers to feel deep organs through the skin of the body surface.

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Palpation

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Eyelids.

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Palpebrae

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Tadpole-shaped gland posterior to the stomach; produces both exocrine and endocrine secretions; An elongated lobulated organ composed of both exocrine glandular tissue and endocrine glandular tissue. Secretes digestive enzymes, insulin, and glucagon.

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Pancreas

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Pertaining to, or forming, the wall of a cavity; pertaining to the ______ bone; of the walls of an organ or cavity.

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Parietal

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Two bones that form the roof and part of the sides of the skull.

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Parietal Bones

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Located near the ear.

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Parotid

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Concerned with studying the structural and functional changes which occur in the body as a result of disease.

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Pathological Anatomy

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Pertaining to the pubic bone.

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Pectineal

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Pertaining to the chest or breast.

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Pectoral

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Inferior region of the body trunk; contains the basin-shaped, bony structure called the bony _____.

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Pelvis

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Protein-digesting enzyme secreted by the stomach lining.

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Pepsin

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Double-layered sac that encloses the heart and forms its superficial layer.

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Pericardium

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Located at, or pertaining to, the periphery (the outer part or surface of a body); occurring away from the center.

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Peripheral

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Portion of the nervous system consisting of nerves and ganglia that lie outside the brain and spinal cord.

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Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)

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Serous membrane that lines the interior of the abdominal-pelvic cavity and covers the surfaces of the organs in this cavity. It is divided in two special subdivisions which are the mesentery and the greater omentum.

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Peritoneum

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Infection and inflammation of the peritoneum.

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Peritonitis

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At right angles to another surface.

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Perpendicular

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A cluster of lymph nodes embedded in the small intestine.

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Peyer’s Patches

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A number signifying the acidity or alkalinity of a chemical solution.

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pH (Potential of Hydrogen)

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The process by which a cell forms cytoplasmic extensions to engulf foreign particles, cells, or macromolecules and then uses lysosomes to digest these substances.

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Phagocytosis

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Finger or toe bones.

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Phalanges

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The throat; the upper expanded portion of the digestive tract between the esophagus below the mouth and nasal cavities above and in front.

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Pharynx

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Refers to the study of veins in the body.

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Phlebology

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The vertical groove located medially on the superior lip; a natural facial marking.

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Philtrum

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Pertaining to the diaphragm.

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Phrenic

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Plays a major role in breathing.

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Phrenic Muscle (Diaphragm)

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Would be concerned with the study of the function of the body and its parts.

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Physiology

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Most internal and most delicate of the three membranes (meninges) covering the brain and spinal cord.

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Pia Mater

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A hormone-secreting, golf-club shaped structure that hangs inferiorly from the brain and performs a variety of endocrine functions, such as regulating the gonads, thyroid gland, adrenal cortex, lactation, and water balance.

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Pituitary Gland (Hypophysis)

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Temporary organ formed from both fetal and maternal tissues that provides nutrients and oxygen to the developing fetus, carries away fetal waste molecules, and secretes the hormones of pregnancy; she as the afterbirth when labor is over; That structure that serves as the connecting link between the fetus and the mother’s body.

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Placenta

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Refers to the sole of the foot.

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Plantar

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Liquid part of the blood.

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Plasma

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36
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Cell formed from the division of an activated B lymphocyte; secretes antibodies.

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Plasma Cell

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Thin layer of muscle covering the anterior aspect of the neck. it also pulls the lower lip down and back as in a look of horror.

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Platysma Muscle

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The transverse, dipping furrow of the neck; acquired facial marking.

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Platysmal Sulci

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Serous membrane that lines the pleural cavity in the thorax and covers the external surface of the lung.

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Pleura

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40
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Referring to the lungs.

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Pleural

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41
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The part of the brain stem between the midbrain and the medulla oblongata.

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Pons

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42
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Behind the knee.

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Popliteal

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43
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Minute depressions in the surface of the skin, as in the openings of the sweat glands.

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Pores

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Concerning an entrance to an organ, especially that through which the blood is carried to the liver.

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Portal

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45
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Following after; hence located behind; opposite of anterior. Toward the rear or caudal end.

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Posterior (Dorsal)

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46
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A projection or outgrowth.

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Process

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47
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To turn palm downward.

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Pronate

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48
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Medial rotation of the forearm that causes the palm to face posteriorly.

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Pronation

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49
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Refers to a body lying horizontally with the face downward.

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Prone

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50
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A gland, partly muscular and partly glandular, which surrounds the beginning of the male urethra and secretes a milky fluid into the urethra at the time of semen emission.

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Prostate Gland

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A long chain of amino acids or several linked chains of amino acids; the amino acids chains have bent and folded (and often coiled) to give each of these a distinct shape.

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Protein

52
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The state or condition of being thrust forward or projecting.

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Protrusion

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A part that is prominent beyond a surface, like a knob, an outgrowth, a swelling.

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Protuberance

54
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Nearest the point of attachment, center of body, or point or reference, the opposite of distal.

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Proximal

55
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The junction of the pubic bones on the midline in front; the bony eminence under the pubic hair.

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Pubic Symphysis

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Pertaining to the lungs.

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Pulmonary

57
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Opening in the center of the iris through which light enters the eye.

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Pupil

58
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A funnel-shaped region of the stomach, just proximal to the pylorus.

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Pyloric Region

59
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The aperture between the stomach and the duodenum. The smooth muscle around the opening of the stomach into the duodenum.

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Pyloric Sphincter

60
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Branch.

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Ramus

61
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A seam in the midline.

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Raphe

62
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Automatic response to a stimulus.

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Reflex

63
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The study of some particular body region as a separate unit, such as the head, chest, etc.

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Regional Anatomy

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Pertaining to the kidney.

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Renal

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Pertaining or employed in reproduction.

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Reproductive

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Pertaining to respiration.

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Respiratory

67
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Relating to those organs and tissues to the air sacs in the lungs involved with the intake of air. The 6 organs in this system are the nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and the lungs.

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Respiratory System

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Neutral tunic of the eyeball; contains the photoreceptor cells for vision.

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Retina

69
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A nose which is turned up superiorly at its tip.

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Retrousse

70
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Cytoplasmic organelle on which proteins are synthesized.

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Ribosome

71
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Valve between the right atrium and the right ventricle of the heart.

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Right Atrioventricular Valve (Tricuspid)

72
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The narrow superficial band of muscle which pulls the angle of the mouth laterally.

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Risorius Muscle (Laughing Muscle, False Smiling Muscle)

73
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One of the two types of photoreceptor cells in the retina of the eye.

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Rod Cell

74
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The long, rod-shaped sensory bodies of the retina of the eye responsive to light but not color.

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Rods of the Eye

75
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Wrinkles or folds.

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Rugae

76
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Pertaining to the sacrum; the region in the midline of the buttocks.

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Sacral

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Like an arrow; longitudinal.

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Sagittal

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A vertical plane that divides the body or body part into right and left portions.

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Sagittal Plane

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Pertaining to, producing, or formed from saliva.

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Salivary

80
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The three pairs of glands furnishing the saliva, the parotid, sublingual, and submaxillary.

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Salivary Glands

81
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Thus muscle makes up the lateral border of the femoral triangle.

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Satorious Muscle

82
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From Greek for hard.

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Sclera

83
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Outer fibrous tunic of the eyeball. The white portion of the eye.

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Sclera of the Eye

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The oily secretion of sebaceous glands.

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Sebum

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The passage of material formed by a cell to its exterior, cell product that is transported to the exterior of a cell.

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Secretion

86
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Valves at the base of the aorta and the pulmonary trunk that prevent blood from returning to the heart ventricles after ventricular contraction.

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Semilunar Valves

87
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A wall dividing two cavities.

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Septum

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Any serous fluid, especially the fluid that moistens the surface of serous membranes; the watery portion of the blood after coagulation; a fluid found when clotted blood is left standing long enough for the clot to shrink.

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Serum

89
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A protein found in blood serum.

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Serum Albumin

90
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Shaped like a sesame seed; an inconstant number of small, flat, round bones found in various tendons in which considerable pressure develops. Of these, only the patellas are usually counted in the 206 bones of the body. An oval nodule of bone or fibrocartilage in a tendon playing over a bony surface.

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Sesamoid Bones

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That portion of the large intestine that courses downward below the iliac crest. It is described as an S-shaped curve.

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Sigmoid Colon

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A cavity or sponge like space within a bone; a dilated channel for venous blood; any cavity having a relatively narrow opening. Example: the frontal.

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Sinus

93
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Pertaining to the skeleton.

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Skeletal

94
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The 3 parts of this are the duodenum, jejunum, and the ileum.

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Small Intestine

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Pertaining to the region of the body that lies external to the ventral body cavity, including the skin, skeletal muscle, and the skeleton; opposite of visceral.

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Somatic

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A circular muscle constricting or closing an orifice/aperture.

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Sphincter

97
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A sharp projection.

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Spinous Process (Spine)

98
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Visceral.

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Splanchnic

99
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The vertical surface of the temporal bone.

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Squama

100
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Constriction or narrowing.

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Stenosis

101
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A muscle of the neck that is attached to the mastoid process of the temporal bone and superior nuchal line and by separate heads to the sternum and clavicle. They function together to flex the head, form the lateral boundaries of the cervical triangle, and widest part of the neck.

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Sternocleidomastoideus Muscle

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Situated or occurring beneath the skin.

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Subcutaneous

103
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Describing those portions which lie immediately inferior to the mandible.

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Submandibular

104
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The junction of the base of the chin and the submandibular area, which may appear as a furrow; a natural facial marking.

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Submental Sulcus

105
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The inferior part of the forehead just superior to the median ends of the eyebrows.

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Superciliary Arches

106
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Eyebrows.

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Supercilium

107
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Pertaining to or situated near the surface.

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Superficial

108
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Higher than; situated above something else; opposite of inferior.

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Superior

109
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The furrow of the superior border of the upper eyelid; an acquired facial marking.

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Superior Palpebral Sulcus

110
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Region between the supercilium and the superior palpebrae.

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Supraorbital Area

111
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The superior rim of the eye sockets.

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Supraorbital Margins

112
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To turn the palm of the hand upward; opposite of pronate.

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Supine

113
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Located above the kidney.

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Suprarenal

114
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Another name for the adrenal gland.

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Suprarenal Gland

115
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Arched ridge just below the eyebrow.

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Supraorbital Margin

116
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Relating to a suture (the line of union in any immovable articulation, as those between the skull bones).

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Sutural

117
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Correspondence in size, shape, and relative position of parts that are on opposite sides of the face.

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Symmetry

118
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A line of fusion between two bones that are separate in early development. Greek for growing together; a joint in which the bones are connected by fibrocartilage.

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Symphysis

119
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Specialized cell junction between two neurons, at which the neurons communicate.

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Synapse

120
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Death brought about by a cessation of cardiac activity, or a failure of heart action, one of three modes of death as described by Bichat.

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Syncope

121
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The study of individual organs and systems, such as the study of the digestive system, respiratory system, etc.

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Systemic Anatomy

122
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Contraction phase of the heart action, or beat.

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Systole

123
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Organizations of varying numbers and kinds of organs so arranged that together they can perform complex functions for the body.

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Systems

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