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Chapter 1: Language of Anatomy Flashcards

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gross anatomy

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study of body structures visible to the naked eye

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anatomical position

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body is erect; feet slightly apart, head and toes pointed forward; arms hanging at the sides with palms facing forward

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Axial

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relating to the head, neck, and trunk; the axis of the body

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Appendicular

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relating to limbs and their attachments to the axis

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Abdominal

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anterior body trunk region inferior to the ribs

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Acromial

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point of the shoulder

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Antebrachial

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forearm

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Antecubital

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anterior surface of the elbow

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Axillary

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armpit

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Brachial

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Arm

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Buccal

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cheek

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Carpal

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wrist

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Cephalic

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head

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Cervical

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neck region

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Coxal

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hip

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Crural

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leg

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Digital

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fingers and toes

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Femoral

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thigh

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Fibular (peroneal)

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Side of the leg

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Frontal

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Forehead

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Hallux

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big toe

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Inguinal

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groin area

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Mammary

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breast region

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Manus

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Hand

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Mental

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chin

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nasal

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Nose

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Oral

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mouth

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Orbital

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bony eye socket

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Palmar

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palm of the hand

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Patellar

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anterior knee region

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Pedal

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foot

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Pelvic

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pelvis region

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Pollex

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thumb

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Pubic

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genital region

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Sternal

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region of the breastbone

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Tarsal

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ankle

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Thoracic

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chest

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Umbiblical

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naval

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Calcaneal

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heel of the foot

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Dorsum

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back

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Gluteal

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buttocks

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Lumbar

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area of the back between the ribs and hips

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Occipital

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posterior aspect of the head or base of the skull

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Olecranal

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posterior aspect of the elbow

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Otic

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ear

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Pedal

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foot

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Perineal

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region between the anus and external genitalia

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Plantar

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sole of the foot

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Popliteal

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back of the knee

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Sacral

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region between the hips

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Scapular

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shoulder blade area

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Sural

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Calf or posterior surface of the leg

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Vertebral

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Area of the spinal column

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Superior/inferior

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above/below (nose is superior to the mouth, abdomen is inferior to the chest

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Anterior/posterior

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front/back (the spine is posterior to the heart)

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Medial/lateral

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towards the midline/ away from the midline or median plane (the sternum is medial to the ribs; the ear is lateral to the nose)

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Cephalad (cranial)/caudal

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toward the head/toward the tail; in humans, used interchangeably with superior and inferior

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Dorsal/ventral

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backside/bellyside

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Proximal/distal

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Nearer the trunk or attached end/farther from the trunk or point of attachment (fingers are distal to the elbow; the knee is proximal to the toes

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Superficial (external)/deep (internal)

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toward or at the body surface/away from the body surface. (the skin is superficial to the skeletal muscles, the lungs are deep to the rib cage

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Saggital plane

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runs longitudinally and divides the body into right and left parts.

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Midsaggital/median plane

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divides the body into equal parts, right down the midline of the body

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Frontal plane

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also coronal plane; the frontal plane is a longitudinal plane that divides the body (or an organ) into anterior and posterior parts

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Transverse plane

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Runs horizontally, dividing the body into superior and inferior parts

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cross sections

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when organs are sectioned along the transverse plane

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cranial cavity

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contains the brain within the skull

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vertebral (spinal) cavity

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contains the spinal cord

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dorsal cavity

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subdivided into the cranial and vertebral column

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ventral cavity

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subdivided into the thoracic, abdominal and pelvic cavity

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thoracic cavity

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contains the heart and lungs; separated from the rest of the ventral cavity by the diaphragm

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abdominal cavity

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contains the digestive viscera (stomach, liver, intestines, and other organs)

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abdominopelvic cavity

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has two areas: abdominal and pevlic

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pelvic cavity

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contains urinary bladder, reproductive organs and rectum

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Serosa/serous membrane

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thin, double-layered membrane that covers wall of the ventral cavity and outer surfaces of organs

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parietal serosa

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part of the serous membrane lining the cavity walls

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visceral serosa

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part of the serous membrane lining the external surface of the organs within the cavity; allows the organs to slide over one another or rub against the body with minimal friction

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peritoneum

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serosa lining the abdominal cavity and covering its organs

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pleura

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serosa lining enclosing the lungs

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pericardium

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serosa lining around the heart

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abdominopelvic quadrants

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right upper, right lower, left upper, left lower

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