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Chapter 1-terminology Flashcards

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forehead

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Frons

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nose

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nasus

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eye

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oculus

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ear

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auris

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cheek

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bucca

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neck

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cervicis (cervical)

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chest

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thoracic (thorax)

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breast

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mamma

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abdominal

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abdomen

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naval

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umbilicus

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pelvis

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pelvic

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hand

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manus

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groin

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inguen

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pubic

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pubis

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thigh

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femur

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foot

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pes (pedal)

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great toe

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Hallux

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toes

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digits

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ankle

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tarsus

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leg

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crus

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kneecap

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patella

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fingers

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digits

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thumb

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pollex

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palm

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palma

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wrist

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carpus (carpal)

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forearm

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antebrachium

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front of the elbow

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antecubitis

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arm

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brachium

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armpit

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axilla (axillary)

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chin

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mentis

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mouth

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oris

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head

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cephalon

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skull

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cranium

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face

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Facies

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sole of the foot

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planta

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heel of the foot

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calcaneus

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calf

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sura

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back of the knee

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Popliteus

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buttock

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gluteus

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lumbar/loin

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lumbus

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back of the elbow

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olecranon

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back

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dorsum

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acromial

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shoulder

44
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describe anatomical position

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the person stands with the legs together and feet flat on the floor. the hands are at the sides and the palms face forward

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lying supine means the person is….

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lying on their back (lying face up)

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lying prone means the person is….

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lying on their belly (lying face down)

47
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away from the midline means….

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lateral

48
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towards the midline

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medial

49
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away from the attached baSe

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distal

50
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towards an the attached base

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proximal

51
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towards the head

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cranial or cephalic

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towards the tail

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Caudal

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the back;behind

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posterior 
dorsal (when referring to the human body)
54
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the front; before

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anterior

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the belly side (equivalent to anterior when referring to the human body)

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ventral

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at, near, or relatively close to the body surface

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superficial

57
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toward the interior of the body; farther from the surface

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deep

58
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the ventral body cavity (coelom) contains the organs of which systems?

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respiratory, cardiovascular, digestive, urinary, and reproductive

59
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what cavity is located in the mediastinum?

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pericardial cavity

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