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Gross Anatomy Terms Flashcards

45
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Condyle

A

Knuckle; round protuberance

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46
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Constrictor

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structure designed to close off passage way

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47
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Coracoid

A

Crows beak

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48
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Corpus

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Body

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49
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Cortex

A

External layer, bark, shell, rind

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50
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Costal

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Ribs

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51
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Coxa

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Hips

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52
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Crest

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Ridge or elongated prominence

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53
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Cruciate

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Cross shaped

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54
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Crus (Srura)

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Legs

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55
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Cutaneous

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Pertaining to the skin

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56
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Cystic

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Bladder

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57
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Descending

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Travelling inferior

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58
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Dilator

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Structure designed to dilate an opening

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59
Q

Duodenum

A

12 at a time

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60
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Epiploic

A

Omentum

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61
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Extension

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To increase the angle between the bones forming a joint

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62
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Extrinsic

A

Coming from outside

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63
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Facet

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Small face; smooth area on a bone

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64
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Falciform

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sickle shaped

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65
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Fascia

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A band

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66
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Fimbria

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Fringe

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67
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Fissure

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A groove, cleft or slit

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68
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Foramen (Foramina)

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A passage or opening; hole

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69
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Fornix

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Arch

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70
Q

Fossa

A

Shallow depression

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71
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Fovea

A

Pit or cuplike depresssion

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72
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Fundus

A

Part of hollow organ far from mouth of that organ

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73
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Gastric

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Stomach

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74
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Genu

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Knee

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75
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Haustrum

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Drawer

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76
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Hepatic

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Liver

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77
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Hiatus

A

Gap, cleft or opening

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78
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Hilum

A

region where vessels enter or exit an organ

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79
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Infundibulum

A

Funnel shaped

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80
Q

Inguinal

A

Groin

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81
Q

Intrinsic

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Belonging solely to that part; situated entirely within

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82
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Isthmus

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Narrow connection between two bodies

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83
Q

Jejunum

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Empty

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84
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Lamina

A

Thin flat layer

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85
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Levator

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Lifter

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86
Q

Linea alba

A

White line

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87
Q

Longus

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Long

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88
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Lumborum

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Lumbar region

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89
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Magnum

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Great

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90
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Median

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Central or middle

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91
Q

Medulla

A

Innermost part

92
Q

Mesentary

A

Double layer of peritoneum

93
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Metrium

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Uterus

94
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Notch

A

Deep indentation or narrow gap

95
Q

Omos

A

Shoulder

96
Q

Parietal

A

Pertaining to the walls of a cavity

97
Q

Pecten

A

Comb

98
Q

Pectoral

A

Pertaining to chest wall

99
Q

Pedicle

A

Little foot

100
Q

Peritoneum

A

Stretch around (lining of abdominal wall)

101
Q

Phrenic

A

Pertaining to the thoracic diaphragm

102
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Piriform

A

Pear shaped

103
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Pleura

A

Rib-side

104
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Plexus

A

Braid or network

105
Q

Portal

A

Door or gatewat

106
Q

Process

A

A bony projection

107
Q

Pudendal

A

Modest; to feel ashamed

108
Q

Pulmonary

A

Lungs

109
Q

Pylorus

A

Gate guard

110
Q

Ramus

A

Branch

111
Q

Raphe

A

Seam

112
Q

Rectus

A

Straight

113
Q

Recurrent

A

Returning; travelling back the way it came

114
Q

Renal

A

Kidney

115
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Retinaculum

A

To retain

116
Q

Root

A

Proximal end of a structure

117
Q

Rugae

A

Wrinkles or fold

118
Q

Salpinx

A

Tube; trumpet

119
Q

Serratus

A

Saw-like

120
Q

Sheath

A

Connective tissure tube covering other structures

121
Q

Sigmoid

A

S Shaped

122
Q

Sinus

A

Curve, hollow

123
Q

Skeleton

A

Dried up body

124
Q

Soma

A

Body

125
Q

Sphincter

A

Structure designed to close an opening

126
Q

Spine

A

Thorn-like process

127
Q

Splanchnic

A

Pertaining to viscera

128
Q

Styloid

A

Long and pointed

129
Q

Teres

A

Rounds

130
Q

Trabeculum

A

Supporting or anchoring strand

131
Q

Troclea

A

System of pulleys

132
Q

Tubercle

A

Little swelling

133
Q

Tuberosity

A

Elevated round process of bone

134
Q

Ventricle

A

Small cavity

135
Q

Veriform

A

Worm-like

136
Q

Vesicle

A

Urinary bladder

137
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Vestibule

A

Space at the entrance to a canal

138
Q

Visceral

A

Pertaining to the organs

139
Q

A-

A

Away; negative prefix

140
Q

Crani-

A

Skull

141
Q

Endo-

A

Inside

142
Q

Epi-

A

Upon

143
Q

Extra-

A

Outer

144
Q

Hemi-

A

Half

145
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Hyper-

A

Above or over

146
Q

Hypo-

A

Under

147
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Infra-

A

Below or under

148
Q

Inter

A

Among; between

149
Q

Intra

A

Within

150
Q

Meso-

A

Middle

151
Q

Meta-

A

After

152
Q

Nuch-

A

Back of neck

153
Q

Odont-

A

Tooth

154
Q

Para-

A

Beside or near

155
Q

Peri-

A

Around

156
Q

Retro-

A

Backward or behind

157
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Semi-

A

Half

158
Q

Sub-

A

Under or below

159
Q

Supra-

A

Above or below

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