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BSCI201 > Lab/Lecture Unit 1: Language of Anatomy, Introduction > Flashcards

Lab/Lecture Unit 1: Language of Anatomy, Introduction Flashcards

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superior/inferior

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top/bottom

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cephalad/caudal

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top/bottom, head/tail

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anterior/posterior

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front/back

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ventral/dorsal

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front/back, belly/back

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proximal/distal

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closer to/further away from the body’s trunk (extremities only)

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superficial/deep

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outside/inside of body

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medial/lateral

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closer to/further away from the body’s midline

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cephalic

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head

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frontal

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forehead

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orbital

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eye socket

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nasal

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nose

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buccal

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cheek

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oral

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mouth

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mental

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chin

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otic

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ear

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occipital

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back of head

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cervical

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neck

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thoracic

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chest

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sternal

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sternum, breastbone

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axillary

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armput

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mammary

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breast

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back

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dorsal

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scapular

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shoulder blade

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vertebral

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spine

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lumbar

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lower back

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sacral

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posterior region between hip bones

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gluteal

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buttocks

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perineal

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between external genitalia and anus

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abdominal

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belly

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umbilical

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navel

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pelvic

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pelvis

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inguinal

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groin

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pubic

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genital

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acromial

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point of shoulder

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brachial

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upper portion of arm

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antecubital

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anterior surface of elbow

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olecranal

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back of elbow

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antebrachial

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forearm

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carpal

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wrist

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manus

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hand

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palmar

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palm of hand

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pollex

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thumb

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digital

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fingers

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coxal

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lateral hip

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femoral

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thigh

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patellar

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kneecap

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popliteal

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back of knee

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crural

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front center of shin

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sural

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back center of calf

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fibular (peroneal)

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lateral of calf (location of fibula)

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pedal

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foot

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tarsal

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ankle

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calcaneal

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heel

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digital

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toes

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plantar

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sole of foot

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hallux

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great toe

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sagittal/median

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vertical cut, divides into left and right

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parasagittal

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vertical cut not along midline, divide into unequal left and right parts

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midsagittal

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vertical cut along midline, divide into equal left and right parts

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frontal/coronal

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vertical cut, divides into anterior and posterior

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transverse

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horizontal cut, divide into superior and inferior

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right hypochondriac region

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upper right region, contains mostly the liver

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epigastric region

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upper middle region, contains mostly stomach and part of liver

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left hypochondriac region

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upper left region, contains spleen and part of the stomach

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right lateral (lumbar) region

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middle right region, contains ascending colon of large intestine

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umbilical region

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middle middle region, where umbilical cord used to be attached, contains mostly small intestine

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left lateral (lumbar) region

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middle left region, contains mostly descending colon of large intestine

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right inguinal (iliac) region

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lower right region, contains cecum of large intestine and parts of appendix

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hyogastric region

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lower middle region, contains small intestine, part of appendix and urinary bladder

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left inguinal (iliac) region

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contains initial part of sigmoid colon

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dorsal body cavity

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contains cranial and vertebral cavities

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cranial cavity

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contains brain

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vertebral cavity

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contains spinal cord

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ventral body cavity

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contains thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities

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thoracic cavity

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contains heart and lungs

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abdominopelvic cavity

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contains digestive organs, urinary system and reproductive organs

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meninges

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connective tissue membrane that surrounds structures in dorsal cavity (ie. brain and spinal cord)

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serous membranes (serosa)

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surround structures in the ventral body cavities, acts to compartmentalize organs and produce lubricating serous fluid

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pericardial sac (pericardium)

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serous membrane that surrounds the heart

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pleural sac (pleura)

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serous membrane that surrounds the lungs

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peritoneal sac (peritoneum)

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serous membrane that surrounds GI organs

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parietal serosa

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part of serous membrane lining the cavity wall

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visceral serosa

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part of serous membrane lining the external surface of organs

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serous fluid

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produced by serosa that lubricates organs in ventral cavity

85
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human taxonomy

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Kingdom- animalia 
Phylum- chordata
Class- mammalia
Order- primate
Family- hominidae
Genus- Homo
Species- sapiens

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