Gross Anatomy Terms Flashcards
1
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what structures are found in the axial skeleton?
A
skull, ossicles, hyoid, vertebral column, and thoracic cage
2
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what structure are found in the appendicular skeleton?
A
upper and lower limbs, pectoral, and pelvic girdles
3
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body
A
main part
4
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head
A
enlarged end
5
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neck
A
constriction between head and body
6
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margin/border
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edge
7
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angle
A
bend
8
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ramus
A
branch off body
9
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condyle
A
smooth rounded articular surface
10
Q
facet
A
small flattened articular surface
11
Q
process
A
prominent projection
12
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tubercle
A
small rounded bump
13
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tuberosity
A
knob
14
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trochanter
A
tuberosities on proximal femur
15
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epicondyle
A
near or above condyle
16
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lingula
A
flat, tongue-shaped process
17
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hamulus
A
hook-shaped process
18
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horn
A
horn-shaped process
19
Q
line/linea
A
low ridge
20
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crest/crista
A
prominent ridge
21
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spine
A
very high ridge
22
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foramen
A
hole
23
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canal/meatus
A
tunnel
24
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fissure
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cleft
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sinus/labyrinth
cavity
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fossa
general term for a depression
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notch
depression in bone margin
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fovea
little pit
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groove/sulcus
deeper, narrow depression
30
what are the 4 major curvatures?
cervical = anterior; thoracic = posterior; lumbar = anterior; sacral and coccygeal = posterior
31
what does the column of the spine look like in an infant?
it is C shaped
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lordosis
exaggeration of lumbar (causes; uneven leg length, tight hip flexors, obesity, etc.)
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kyphosis
exaggeration of thoracic (causes; posture, aging, osteoporosis, etc.)
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scoliosis
lateral, often accompanied by kyphosis (causes; growth spurt just before puberty, cerebral palsy, etc.)
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pelvic inlet
heart shaped = males; oval = women
