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Directional and Skeletal System Vocab Flashcards

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cranial or cephalic

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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, or that which is above

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inferior

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the lower portion, or 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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transverse or horizontal

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a plane that extends from 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 left and right 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 or 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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alveolus

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a 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 a 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 crows 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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cribiform

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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 a bone

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epicondyle

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a projection adjacent to a 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 bone

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foramen

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a rounded passageway through a 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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hiatus

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a gap

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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 bone

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neck

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a constriction 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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winglike

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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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a narrow groove

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suture

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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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trochlea

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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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