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Basic Terminology Flashcards

1
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Define: abduct

A

to draw away from the median line or axis

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Define: adduct

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to draw toward the median line or axis

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Define: afferent

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nerve fiber or blood vessel that ‘carries toward’ a structure or organ

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4
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Define: alveolus

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pit, sac or socket; hollow

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5
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Define: anterior

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towards the front or ventral part of the body; abdominal side

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6
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Define: articulate

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to join as in a joint; to bind or make tight

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Define: bifurcate

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to branch, a fork

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Define: canal

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tubular channel comprised of the same tissue through which it travels

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9
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Define: condyle

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bony knob or rounded eminence that articulates with another bone

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10
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Define: crista

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a narrow projecting ridge of a bone; a crest

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Define: distal

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farthest portion away from the main body; far from point of attachment

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Define: efferent

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nerve fiber or blood vessel that ‘carries away from’ a structure or organ

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Define: external

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superficial, on the outside

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14
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Define: fissure

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narrow opening or slit

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15
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Define: foramen

A

opening or hole in a bone or membrane

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16
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Define: fossa

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shallow longitudinal depression in a surface

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Define: fovea (bone)

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small depression (often articulating with another bone); a pit

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18
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Define: frontal

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coronal plane; divides organs into anterior and posterior halves

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19
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Define: head (bone)

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the rounded portion of the proximal end of a bone that articulates with another bone

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20
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Define: inferior

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situated below; closer to the feet

21
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Define: internal

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below the surface; inside or deep

22
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Define: lateral

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lying to the outside of the median axis; on the side

23
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Define: meatus

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canal or passageway through a bone or other organ

24
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Define: medial

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towards the median axis

25
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Define: parietal

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referring to the perimeter of the body or of a cavity; a wall

26
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Define: posterior

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towards the back or dorsal part of the body

27
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Define: process (bone)

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the prominence of a bone that projects from the main mass

28
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Define: prone

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lying with face and palms downwards

29
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Define: proximal

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closest portion towards the main body; near point of attachment

30
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Define: sagittal

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the plane that divides organs into right and left halves

31
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Define: sinus

A

hollow cavity; passage or recess in a bone or vessel

32
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Define: spine (bony landmark)

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bony process that is sharp and narrow

33
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Define: superior

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situated towards the top; i.e. towards the head

34
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Define: supine

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lying with face and palms upwards

35
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Define: transverse

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horizontal plane or cross section

36
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Define: trochanter

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one of two bony processes on the femur (muscle attachment sites)

37
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Define: tubercle (bone)

A

small knobby prominence on bone

38
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Define: tuberosity

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roughened, large prominence on a bone (muscle attachment site)

39
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Define: viscera

A

referring to internal organs

40
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Define: vascular

A

having a blood supply; vessels

41
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Define: eversion (of the foot)

A

turning the foot outwards (lateral rotation)

42
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Define: inversion (of the foot)

A

turning the foot inwards (medial rotation)

43
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What is another name for the anatomical ‘superior?’

A

Cranial

44
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What is another name for the anatomical ‘inferior?’

A

Caudal

45
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What is another name for the anatomical ‘anterior?’

A

Ventral

46
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What is another name for the anatomical ‘posterior?’

A

Dorsal

47
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Define ‘crural.’

A

Describes the shin area

48
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Define ‘sural.’

A

Describes the calf area

BYU - Anatomy Lab (24 decks)

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