Kinesiology - anatomical language Flashcards by summer williams | Brainscape

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What is a fossa

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a small depression or pit

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What is the foramen

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a hole or opening

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What is a condyle

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a femoral condyles with tibial condyles

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What is a notch

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a depression between two prominences

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What are the tubercles

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small rounded prominence on a bone

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What is a trochlea

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any pulley shaped structure

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Define superior

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above/top/towards the head

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Define inferior

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below/bottom/away from the head

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Define anterior

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towards the front

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Define posterior

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towards the back/rear

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Define proximal

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closer to the trunk/origin

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Define distal

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away from the trunk/origin

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Define medial

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towards the mid-line

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Define lateral

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away from the mid-line

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Define superficial

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towards the surface

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Define deep

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inside the body and away from the surface (normally organs)