Gross Anatomy Terms Flashcards
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Condyle
A
Knuckle; round protuberance
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Constrictor
A
structure designed to close off passage way
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Coracoid
A
Crows beak
48
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Corpus
A
Body
49
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Cortex
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External layer, bark, shell, rind
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Costal
A
Ribs
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Coxa
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Hips
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Crest
A
Ridge or elongated prominence
53
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Cruciate
A
Cross shaped
54
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Crus (Srura)
A
Legs
55
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Cutaneous
A
Pertaining to the skin
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Cystic
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Bladder
57
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Descending
A
Travelling inferior
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Dilator
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Structure designed to dilate an opening
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Q
Duodenum
A
12 at a time
60
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Epiploic
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Omentum
61
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Extension
A
To increase the angle between the bones forming a joint
62
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Extrinsic
A
Coming from outside
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Facet
A
Small face; smooth area on a bone
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Q
Falciform
A
sickle shaped
65
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Fascia
A
A band
66
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Fimbria
A
Fringe
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Fissure
A
A groove, cleft or slit
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Foramen (Foramina)
A
A passage or opening; hole
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Fornix
Arch
70
Fossa
Shallow depression
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Fovea
Pit or cuplike depresssion
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Fundus
Part of hollow organ far from mouth of that organ
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Gastric
Stomach
74
Genu
Knee
75
Haustrum
Drawer
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Hepatic
Liver
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Hiatus
Gap, cleft or opening
78
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
95
Omos
Shoulder
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Parietal
Pertaining to the walls of a cavity
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Pecten
Comb
98
Pectoral
Pertaining to chest wall
99
Pedicle
Little foot
100
Peritoneum
Stretch around (lining of abdominal wall)
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Phrenic
Pertaining to the thoracic diaphragm
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Piriform
Pear shaped
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Pleura
Rib-side
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Plexus
Braid or network
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Portal
Door or gatewat
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Process
A bony projection
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Pudendal
Modest; to feel ashamed
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Pulmonary
Lungs
109
Pylorus
Gate guard
110
Ramus
Branch
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Raphe
Seam
112
Rectus
Straight
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Recurrent
Returning; travelling 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 fold
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Salpinx
Tube; trumpet
119
Serratus
Saw-like
120
Sheath
Connective tissure tube covering other structures
121
Sigmoid
S Shaped
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Sinus
Curve, hollow
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Skeleton
Dried up body
124
Soma
Body
125
Sphincter
Structure designed to close an opening
126
Spine
Thorn-like process
127
Splanchnic
Pertaining to viscera
128
Styloid
Long and pointed
129
Teres
Rounds
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Trabeculum
Supporting or anchoring strand
131
Troclea
System of pulleys
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Tubercle
Little swelling
133
Tuberosity
Elevated round process of bone
134
Ventricle
Small cavity
135
Veriform
Worm-like
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Vesicle
Urinary bladder
137
Vestibule
Space at the entrance to a canal
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Visceral
Pertaining to the organs
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A-
Away; negative prefix
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Crani-
Skull
141
Endo-
Inside
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Epi-
Upon
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Extra-
Outer
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Hemi-
Half
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Hyper-
Above or over
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Hypo-
Under
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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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Meso-
Middle
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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
158
Sub-
Under or below
159
Supra-
Above or below
