Etymology Flashcards

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Tubercle

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tuberculum (Latin) = small swelling

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Jugular (Jugular veins)

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Jugularis(Latin) = collarbone,throat,neck

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Pectoralis (e.g. pecotralis major +minor)

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Pectus(Latin)=breast

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Latissimus (e.g. latissimus dorsi muscle)

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latissimus(LATIN) = broadest (broadest muscle of the back)

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5
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Brachii

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upper arm

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anastomosis

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a surfical connection between two structures

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Anatomic (true) End Artery

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When NO anastomosis exists e.g. artery of retina

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Functional End Artery

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When an anastomosis exists but is incapable of providing a sufficient supply of blood e.g. splenic artery, renal artery

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Fascia

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thin casing of connective tissue that surrounds and holds every organ, blood vessel, bone, nerve fiber, and muscle in place - it has nerves that make it almost as sensitive as skin

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girdle (e.g. pectoral girdle + pelvic girdle)

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girdle refers to structures that encircle or support parts of the skeleton
They fucntion as attachment points for the limbs and play key roles in movement and stability.

Pectoral (shoulder) girdle:
- comprises of: clavicles + scapula
- connects upper limbs (arms) to the axial skeleton (spine + ribcage)
- provides mobility and range of motion

Pelvic girdle:
- consists of: hip bones (ilium, ischium, pubis)
connects lower limbs (legs) to axial skeleton at the sacrum (lowest part of the spine)
- supports weight of upper body, facilitates walking, protects organs in the pelvic region

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vesico

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bladder

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orifice (e.g. vaginal orifice / urethral orifice / the orifice into the aorta fomr the lwoer left chamber of the heart)

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aperture/hole that opens into a bodily cavity

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13
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myo

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muscle

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peri e.g. periosteum

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surrounding e.g. surrounding the bone

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rete

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net

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viscero

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organs within cavities

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fossa

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anatomical groove/depression

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transverse

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situated or extending across something / extending or lying across

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hilum / hila

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depression/fissure where structure such as blood vessels and nerves enter an organ

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facets

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flat or nearly flat surface on a bone. the vertebral articualr facets are where two vertebrae articulate.

22
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ramus

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branch

23
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Girdle

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bony structure that attaches the limbs to the axial skeleton and provides support and stability. 2 types of girdles in the human body

  1. Pectoral girdle (shoulder girdle) —- clavicles + scapulae,, connecting upper limbs to axial skeleton, the sternum specifically
  2. Pelvic girdle ( Hip girdle) — hip bones(ilium,ischium.pubis) joining to form the pelvis —- attaches lower limbs to the axial skeleton, supporting the weight of the upper body + providing stability for walking, standing
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tarsal

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pertainign to the ankle

tarsal bones (hindfoot + midfoot)
metatarsals (forefoot)

25
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phalanges

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In the ancient Greek army a row of troops was called a phalanx. To later anatomists, the rows of bones of the fingers and toes were reminiscent of rows of troops

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carpal

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Latin for carpus - karpos in Greek, meaning wrist (e.g. carpale bones / metacarpals)

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ulna

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medial bone on the forearm, BUT inlatin it means “elbow”

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Facet

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a small, smooth, flat sruface on a bone, often where bones articualte with each other (meet/connect). are typically found on bones in the SPINE + JOINTS, where they allow for movement and stability between the bones.

vertebral facets joints: located between the vertebrae of the spine for spinal flexibility — each vertebra has a superior articular facet and an inferior articular facet

rib facets: facets on the thoracic vertebrae where the ribs articualte with the spine, allowing movement of the ribcage during breathing

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lacuna
lacunae

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an unfilled space;gap

a cavity or depression, especially in bone