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Human Anatomy Fall 2017 > General Anatomical Terms > Flashcards

General Anatomical Terms Flashcards

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Acetabulum

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Shallow vinegar cup

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Acromion

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Upper most

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Ala

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Wing

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Alveolus

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Small hollow space

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Ampulla

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Little jar

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Anatomy

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To separate or take apart; dissect

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Anastomosis (Anastomoses)

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Opening; natural communication between two vessels

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Apex

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Tip

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Aponeurosis

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Tendinous expansion

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Arch

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a bow

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Ascending

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Traveling superiorly

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Axilla

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Armpit

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Azygos

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Unpaired

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Base

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The lower part or foundation

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Brachium

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Arm; shorter, so specifically arm, not forearm

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Brevis

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short

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canal

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narrow tube or channel

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cardiac

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related to the heart

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carpal

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related to the wrist

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cecum

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blind gut

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celiac

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belly

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cephalic

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cranial; pertaining to the head

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colic

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referring to the colon

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condyle

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Knuckle; rounded protuberance

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Constrictor

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Structure designed to close off a passage way

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Coracoid

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Crowā€™s beak

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Coronoid

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hooked/curved

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corpus

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body

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cortex

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external layer, bark, shell, rind

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costal

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Related to the ribs

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coxa

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hip

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crest

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ridge or elongated prominence

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cruciate

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cross shaped

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Crus (Crura)

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leg(s)

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cutaneous

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pertaining to the skin

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cystic

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bladder

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descending

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traveling inferiorly

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Dexter/Dextral

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On the right side; pertaining to the right side

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Dilator

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Structure designed to dilate an opening

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Duodenum

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12 at a time (12 finger breadths in length)

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epiploic

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omentum

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extension

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To increase the angle between the bones forming a joint

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Extrinsic

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Coming from the outside

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facet

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Small face; smooth area on a bone

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falciform

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sickle shaped

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fascia

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a band

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fimbria

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fringe

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fissure

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a groove, cleft or slit

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Foramen (Foramina)

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A passage or opening; hole

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fornix

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fossa

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shallow depression

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Fovea

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Pit or cup like depression

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fundus

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Part of hollow organ far from mouth of that organ

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gastric

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genu

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haustrum

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hepatic

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hiatus

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gap, cleft or opening

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hilum

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Region where vessels enter or exit an organ

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Infundibulum

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Funnel-shaped

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inguinal

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intrinsic

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Belonging solely to that part; situated entirely within

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isthemus

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Narrow connection between two bodies

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Jejunum

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lamina

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thin, flat layer

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levator

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linea alba

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white line

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longus

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lumborum

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lumbar region

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magnum

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median

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central or middle

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medulla

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innermost part

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mesentary

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double layer of peritoneum

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metrium

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notch

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deep indentation or narrow gap

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omos

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Parietal

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Pertaining to the walls of a cavity

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pecten

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pectoral

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Pertaining to the chest wall

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pedicle

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little foot

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Peritoneum

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Stretch around (lining of abdominal wall)

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Phrenic

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Pertaining to the thoracic diaphragm

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Piriform

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pear shaped

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plexus

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braid or gateway

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portal

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door orgateway

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process

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a bony projection

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Pudendal

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Modest; to feel ashamed (external genitalia)

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Pulmonary

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Pylorus

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Gate guard

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ramus

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raphe

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rectus

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reccurent

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Returning; traveling back the way it came

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renal

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Retinaculum

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root

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proximal end of a structure

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Rugae

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Wrinkles or folds

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Salpinx

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Tube; trumpet

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Serratus

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sheath

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Connective tissue tube covering other structures

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Sigmoid

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ā€œSā€ shaped

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Sinister

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Left; pertaining to the left side of the body

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sinus

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curve, hollow

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skeleton

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dried up body

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soma

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sphincter

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Structure designed to close an opening

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spine

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thorn-like process

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splanchnic

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pertaining to viscera

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styloid

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long and pointed

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teres

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Trabeculum

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Supporting or anchoring strand

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trochlea

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system of pulleys

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Tubercle

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little swelling

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tuerosity

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Elevated round process of bone

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ventricle

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small cavity

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vermiform

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vesicle

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urinary bladder

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vestibule

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space at the entrance to a canal

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visceral

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pertaining to the organs

Human Anatomy Fall 2017 (19 decks)

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