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BIO 271L TEST Flashcards

1
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Cranial

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the head end

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caudal

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the tail end

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ventral

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the belly side

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dorsal

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the back side

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superior

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the upper portion, that which is above

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inferior

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the lower portion, that which is below

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supra

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descriptive prefix, meaning above

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infra

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descriptive prefix meaning below

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Anterior

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The forward surface or toward the front

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posterior

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the rear surface or toward the rear

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medial

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Refers to a location nearer the midline than another location

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lateral

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refers to a location farther from the midline than another location

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Proximal

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nearer the main axis of the body, or nearer the point of attachment

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Distal

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away from the main axis of the body, or away from the point of attachment.

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superficial

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at or near the surface

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deep

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away from the surface

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Horizontal/ Transverse

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A plane that extends, from the left to right and from dorsal to ventral, giving cranial and caudal portions .

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Sagittal

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A plane that extends from cranial to caudal, giving right and left portions.

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Midsagittal

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A plane that extends from cranial to caudal passing through the midline to divide the body or an organ into right and left halves

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Frontal/coronal

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a plane that extends from left to right and cranial to caudal, giving dorsal and ventral portions

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21
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Alveolus

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Deep pit or socket in the maxillae or mandible

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Articulation

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The junction of two bones

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Auricular

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Ear-shaped

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Bifid

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Cleft into two parts or branches

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Capitulum

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A little head

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Concha

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A Spiral structure like seashell

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Condyle

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A large, smooth, rounded articulating oval structure

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Coracoid

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Describing a projection shaped like a crow’s beak

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Coronoid

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Describing a triangular projection ending in a sharp point

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costal

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associated with or a part of the ribs

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crest

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A narrow, prominent ridge like projection

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cribriform

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perforated like a sieve

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cuneiform

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wedge-shaped

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demifacet

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Half of a facet, part of an articular surface shared by two adjacent bones

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Diaphysis

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The middle portion of a long bone, the shaft

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Eminence

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An elevation or projection, especially on the bone

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Epicondyle

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A projection adjacent to the condyle

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Epiphysis

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The end of a long bone

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Facet

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A small, flat, shallow articulating surface

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Fissure

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A narrow, slit-like opening through the bone

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Foramen

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A rounded passageway through the bone

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Fossa

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A flattened or shallow depression

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Fovea

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A small pit or depression

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Glenoid

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Shaped like a shallow socket

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Head

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A prominent, rounded epiphysis

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Haitus

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Lamina

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A thin, flat plate

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Line

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A low ridge, less prominent than a crest

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Malleolus

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A club-shaped or hammer-shaped process

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Mastoid

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Breast-shaped

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Meatus

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A passageway through the bone

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Neck

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A constricted portion adjacent to a head

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Notch

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An indentation or V-shaped depression

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Nuchal

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Associated with the nape of the neck

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Pedicle

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A supporting column or stalk

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Petrous

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Like a rock

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Process

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A projection; a bony prominence

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Promontory

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A high place

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Pterygoid

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Ramus

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An angular extension of a bone relative to the rest of the structure; a branch

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Septum

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A partition

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Sinus

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A cavity or hollow space in a bone

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Spine

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a pointed, slender process

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Squamous

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Flat, scalelike

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Styloid

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Pointed, pen-like

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Sulcus

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The line of union in an immovable articulation

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Trochanter

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A massive, rough projection found only on the femur

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tracheal

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A smooth, grooved pulley-like articular process

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Tubercle

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A small, round projection

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Tuberosity

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A large, rough projection

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Xiphoid

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Shaped like a sword

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