General Terms Flashcards
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Acetabulum
A
shallow vinegar cup
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Acromion
A
upper most
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Ala
A
Wings
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Alveolus
A
Small Hollow Space
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Ampulla
A
Little Jar
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Anatomy
A
to separate, take apart
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Anastomosis
A
Opening, natural communication between two vessels
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Apex
A
Tip
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Aponeurosis
A
Tendinous Expansion
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Arch
A
a bow
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Azygos
A
unpaired
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Brachium
A
Arm; shorter so arm not forearm
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Brevis
A
short
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Canal
A
Narrow tube or channel
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Cardiac
A
Related to heart
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Carpal
A
Related to the wrist
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Cecum
A
blind gut
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Celiac
A
Belly
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Cephalic
A
Cranial; pertaining to the head
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Colic
A
Referring to the colon
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Condyle
A
Knuckle, rounded protruberance
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Constrictor
A
Structure designed to close off a passage way
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Coracoid
A
Crow’s beak
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Coronoid
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Hooked/curved
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Cortex
external layer, bark, shell, rind
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Costal
Related to the ribs
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Coxa
Hip
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Crest
Ridge or elongated prominence
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Cruciate
Cross Shaped
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Crus (crura)
Legs
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Cutaneous
Pertaining to the skin
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Cystic
Bladder
33
Dexter/Dextral
On the right side, pertaining to the right side
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Dilator
Structure designed to dilate an opening
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Duodenum
12 at a time-12 finger breadths in length)
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Epiploic
Omentum
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Facet
Small face, smooth area on a bone
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Falciform
sickle shaped
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Fascia
A band
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Fimbria
Fringe
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Fissure
A groove, cleft or slit
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Foramen (Formina)
A passage or opening, hole
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Fornix
Arch
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Fossa
Shallow Depression
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Fovea
Pit or cuplike depression
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Fundus
Part of hollow organ far from mouth of that organ
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Gastric
Stomach
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Genu
Knee
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Haustrum
Drawer
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Hepatic
Liver
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Hiatus
Gap, cleft or opening
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Hilum
Region where vessels enter or exit an organ
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Infundibulum
Funnel Shaped
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Inguinal
Groin
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Intrinsic
Belonging solely to that part; situated entirely within
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Isthmus
Narrow connection between two bodies
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Jejunum
Empty
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Lamina
thin, flat layer
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Levator
Lifter
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Linea alba
White line
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Longus
Long
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Lumborum
lumbar region
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Magnum
Great
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Median
central or middle
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Medulla
Innermost part
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Mesentary
Double layer of peritoneum
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Metrium
uterus
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Notch
Deep indentation or narrow gap
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Osmos
Shoulder
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Parietal
Pertaining to the walls of a cavity
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Pecten
Comb
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Pedicle
little foot
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Peritoneum
Stretch around (lining of the abdominal wall)
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Phrenic
pertaining to the thoracic diaphragm
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Piriform
pear shaped
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Plexus
Braid or network
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Portal
Door or gateway
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Process
a bony projection
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Pudendal
modest, to feel ashamed (external genitalia)
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Pylorus
Gate guard
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Ramus
Branch
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Raphe
Seam
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Rectus
Straight
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Recurrent
Returning; traveling back the way it came
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Renal
Kidney
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Retinaculum
to retain
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Root
Proximal end of a structure
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Rugae
Wrinkles or folds
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Salpinx
Tube; trumpet
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Serratus
Saw-like
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Sheath
Connective tissue tube covering other structures
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Sigmoid
S shaped
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Sinister
Left; pertaining to the left side of the body
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Sinus
Curve; hollow
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Skeleton
Dried up body
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Soma
body
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Sphincter
Structure designed to close an opening
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Spine
Thorn like process
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Splanchnic
pertaining to viscera
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Styloid
long and pointed
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Teres
Round
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Trabeculum
Supporting or anchoring strand
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Trochlea
system of pulleys
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Tubercle
Little swelling
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Tuberosity
elevated round process of bone
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Ventricle
Small cavity
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Vermiform
Worm like
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Vesicle
urinary bladder
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Vestibule
Space at the entrance to a canal
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Visceral
Pertaining to the organs
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Endo-
inside
112
Hyper-
above, over
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Infra
below or under
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Inter
among, between
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Intra
within
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Meta
after
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Nuch
back of neck
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Odont
Tooth
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Para
beside or near
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Peri
around
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Retro
backward or behind
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semi
half
