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Gross Anatomy Exam 1 > General Terms > Flashcards

General Terms Flashcards

1
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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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Wings

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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, take apart

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Anastomosis

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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

A

a bow

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Azygos

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unpaired

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Brachium

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Arm; shorter so 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 heart

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Carpal

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Related to the wrist

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Cecum

A

blind gut

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Celiac

A

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 protruberance

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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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Crow’s beak

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Coronoid

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Hooked/curved

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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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Legs

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Cutaneous

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Pertaining to the skin

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32
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Cystic

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Bladder

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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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35
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Duodenum

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12 at a time-12 finger breadths in length)

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36
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Epiploic

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Omentum

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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 (Formina)

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A passage or opening, hole

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Fornix

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Arch

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44
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Fossa

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Shallow Depression

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45
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Fovea

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Pit or cuplike depression

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46
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Fundus

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Part of hollow organ far from mouth of that organ

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47
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Gastric

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Stomach

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48
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Genu

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Knee

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Haustrum

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Drawer

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Hepatic

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Liver

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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

A

Groin

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Intrinsic

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Belonging solely to that part; situated entirely within

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Isthmus

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Narrow connection between two bodies

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Jejunum

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Empty

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Lamina

A

thin, flat layer

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Levator

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Lifter

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Linea alba

A

White line

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Longus

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Long

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Lumborum

A

lumbar region

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Magnum

A

Great

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Median

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central or middle

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Medulla

A

Innermost part

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Mesentary

A

Double layer of peritoneum

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Metrium

A

uterus

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Notch

A

Deep indentation or narrow gap

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Osmos

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Shoulder

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Parietal

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Pertaining to the walls of a cavity

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Pecten

A

Comb

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Pedicle

A

little foot

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Peritoneum

A

Stretch around (lining of the 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 network

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Portal

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Door or gateway

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Process

A

a bony projection

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Pudendal

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modest, to feel ashamed (external genitalia)

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Pylorus

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Gate guard

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Ramus

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Branch

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Raphe

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Seam

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Rectus

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Straight

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Recurrent

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Returning; traveling back the way it came

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Renal

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Kidney

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Retinaculum

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to retain

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Root

A

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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Saw-like

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Sheath

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Connective tissue tube covering other structures

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Sigmoid

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S 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

A

Dried up body

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Soma

A

body

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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

A

long and pointed

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Teres

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Round

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Trabeculum

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Supporting or anchoring strand

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Trochlea

A

system of pulleys

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Tubercle

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Little swelling

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Tuberosity

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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

A

Worm like

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Vesicle

A

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

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Endo-

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inside

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Hyper-

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above, over

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Infra

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below or under

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Inter

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among, between

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Intra

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within

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Meta

A

after

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Nuch

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back of neck

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Odont

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Tooth

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Para

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beside or near

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Peri

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around

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Retro

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backward or behind

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semi

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half

Gross Anatomy Exam 1 (6 decks)

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