Gross Anatomy Terminology Flashcards by Ben Sachs

Superior

Nearer to topmost part of the cranium (skull)

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Inferior

Nearer to the sole of the foot

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Cranial

Toward the head or cranium

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Caudal

Towards the feet or tail region (coccyx)

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Posterior

Back surface of the body or nearer the back

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Dorsal

Back surface of the body or nearer the back

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Front surface of the body or nearer the front

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Ventral

Front surface of the body or nearer the front

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Rostral

Used in place of Anterior when describing parts of the brain

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Medial

Nearer to the midline

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Lateral

Farther away from the midline

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Superficial
Intermediate
Deep

Describes the position of structures relative to the surface of the body or the relationship of one structure to another underlying or overlying structure

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External

Outside or farther from the center of an organ or cavity

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Internal

Inside or closer to the center

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Proximal

Nearer to trunk or point of origin (extreminty)

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Distal

Farther away from trunk or point of origin (extreminty)

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Dorsum

Superior aspect of any part that protrudes anteriorly from the body (dorsum of tongue, nose, penis, foot)

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Palmar

Referring to the palm side of the hand

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Plantar

Referring to the sole of the foot

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Bilateral

Occuring on both sides

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Unilateral

Occurs only on one side

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Ipsilateral

Occurs on the same side of the body as something else

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Contralateral

Occurs on the opposite side of the body from something else

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Acetabulum

Shallow vinegar cup

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Acromion

Upper most

Ala

Wing

Alveolus

Small hollow space

Ampulla

Little jar

Anatomy

To separate or take apart; dissect

Anastamosis (Anastamoses)

Opening; natural communication between two vessels

Ante

Before

Apex

Tip

Aponeurosis

Tendinous expansion

Arch

A bow

Ascending

Traveling superiorly

Axilla

Armpit

Azygos

Unpaired

Base

The lower part or foundation

Brachium

Arm; shorter, so specifically arm, not forearm

Brevis

Short

Canal

Narrow tube or channel

Cardiac

Heart

Cecum

Blind gut

Celiac

Belly

Cephalic

Cranial; pertaining to the head

Colic

Referring to the colon

Condyle

Knuckle; rounded protuberance

Constrictor

Structure designed to close of a passage way

Coracoid

Crow's beak

Coronoid

Hooked/Curved

Corpus

Body

Cortex

External layer, bark, shell, rind

Costal

Ribs

Coxa

Hip

Crest

Ridge or elongated prominence

Cruciate

Cross shaped

Crus (Crura)

Leg(s)

Cutaneous

Pertaining to the skin

Cystic

Bladder

Descending

Traveling Inferiorly

Dilator

Structure designed to dilate an opening

Duodenum

12 at a time (12 finder breadths in length)

Epiploic

Omentum

Extension

To increase the angle between the bones forming a joint

Extrinsic

Coming from the outside

Facet

Small face; smooth area on a bone

Falciform

Sickle shaped

Fascia

A band

Fimbria

Fringe

Fissure

A groove, cleft or slit

Foramen (Foramina)

A passage or opening; hole

Fornix

Arch

Fossa

Shallow depression

Fovea

Pit or cuplike depression

Fundus

Part of hollow organ far from mouth of that organ

Gastric

Stomach

Genu

Knee

Haustrum

Drawer

Hepatic

Liver

Hiatus

Gap, cleft or opening

Hilum

Region where vessels enter or exit an organ

Infundibulum

Funnel-shaped

Inguinal

Groin

Intrinsic

Belonging solely to that part; situated entirely within

Isthmus

Narrow connection between two bodies

Jejunum

Empty

Lamina

Thin, flat layer

Levator

Lifter

Linea alba

White line

Longus

Long

Lumborum

Lumbar region

Magnum

Great

Median

Central or middle

Medulla

Innermost part

Mesentary

Double layer of peritoneum

Metrium

Uterus

Notch

Deep indentation or narrow gap

Omos

Shoulder

Parietal

Pertaining to the walls of a cavity

Pecten

Comb

Pectoral

Pertaining to the chest wall

Pedicle

Little foot

Peritoneum

Stretch around (lining of abdonminal wall)

Phrenic

Pertaining to the thoracic diaphragm

Piriform

Pear shaped

Pleura

Rib-side

Plexus

Braid or network

Portal

Door or gateway

Process

A bony projection

Pudendal

Modest; to feel ashamed (external genitalia)

Pulmonary

Lungs

Pylorus

Gate guard

Ramus

Branch

Raphe

Seam

Rectus

Straight

Recurrent

Returning; traveling back the way it came

Renal

Kidney

Retinaculum

To retain

Root

Proximal end of a structure

Rugae

Wrinkles or folds

Salpinx

Tube; trumpet

Serratus

Saw-like

Sheath

Connection tissue tube covering other sturctures

Sigmoid

"S" shaped

Sinus

Curve, hollow

Skeleton

Dried-up body

Soma

Body

Sphincter

Structure designed to close an opening

Spine

Thorn-like process

Splanchnic

Pertaining to viscera

Styloid

Long and pointed

Teres

Round

Trabeculum

Supporting or anchoring strand

Trochlea

System of pulleys

Tubercle

Little swelling

Tuberosity

Elevated round process of bone

Ventricle

Small cavity

Vermiform

Worm-like

Vesicle

Urinary bladder

Vestibule

Space at the entrance to a canal

Visceral

Pertaining to the organs

A-

Away; negative prefix

Crani-

Skull

Endo-

Inside

Epi-

Upon

Extra-

Outer

Hemi-

Half

Hyper-

Above or over

Hypo-

Under

Infra-

Below or under

Inter-

Among, between

Intra-

Within

Meso-

Middle

Meta-

After

Nuch-

Back of neck

Odont-

Tooth

Para-

Around

Retro-

Backward or behind

Semi-

Half

Sub-

Under or below

Supra-

Above or over

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