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Basic Anatomy Terms Flashcards

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Cephalic

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Head

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Cranial

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Skull

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Facial

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Face

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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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Buccal

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Cheek

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Oral

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Mouth

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Cervical

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Neck

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Thoracic

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Chest

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Mammary

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Breast

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Abdominal

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Belly

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Umbilical

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Naval

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Umbilical

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Naval

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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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Antecubital

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Front of elbow

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Carpal

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Wrist

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Manual

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Hand

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Palmar

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Palm

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Digital

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Fingers and toes

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Phalangeal

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Phalanges

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Pollex

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Thumb

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Hallux

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Big toe

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Femoral

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Thigh

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Crural

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Leg

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Acromial

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Shoulder

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Olecranal

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Elbow

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Dorsal

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Lumbar

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Lower back

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Coxal

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Gluteal

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Popliteal

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Back of knee

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Sural

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Calcaneal

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Plantar

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Sole of foot

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Dorsal body cavity

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Houses and protects the Central Nervous System

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Cranial Cavity

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Houses the brain

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Spinal cavity

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Houses the spinal cord

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Ventral body cavity

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Houses and protects the majority of the body’s organs

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Pleural cavities (right and left)

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Houses lungs

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Pericardial cavity

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Houses heart

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Abdominopelvic cavity

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Enclosed by abdominal and lumbar muscles ; inferior to diaphragm

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Abdominal cavity (in abdominopelvic)

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Houses mostly digestive organs - separated by pelvic brim

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Pelvic (in abdominopelvic cavity)

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Houses mostly reproductive and urinary

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Serous membranes

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Lubricating sheets covering organs lining cavities

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Visceral membranes

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Covering the organ

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Parietal membranes

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Lining the cavity

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Parietal pleura

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Line lung cavities

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Parietal pericardium

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Line heart cavity

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Parietal peritoneum

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Line abdominopelvic cavity

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Visceral pleura

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Cover lung cavities

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Visceral pericardium

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Cover heart cavity

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Visceral peritoneum

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Cover abdominopelvic cavity

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Midsagittal section

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Down the middle

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Frontal section

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Front and back

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Transverse section

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Top and bottom

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Superior

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Inferior

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Cranial

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Towards the skull

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Caudal

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Towards the tail of the body

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Anterior / ventral

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Posterior / dorsal

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Medial

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Towards the center

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Lateral

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Away from the center

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Proximal

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Closer to the attachment

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Distal

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Further away from the attachment

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Macroscopic or “Gross”

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Structured discernible with the unaided eye

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Microscopic

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Structure discernible only with the aide of magnification

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Histology

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Study of the structure of collaborative groups of cells

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Specialized

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Structure discernible only with the aide of magnification

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Developmental

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The study of the structure that changes during development

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Medical / Radiological

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Study of anatomical changes during disease/study of structure using radiographic technology

Human Anatomy (7 decks)

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