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Language Of Anatomy 1&2 Flashcards

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Appendicular

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Relating to the limbs and their attachments to the axis

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Axial

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Relating to the head, neck, and trunk, the axis of the body

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Abdominal

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Pertaining to the anterior body trunk (front of body) inferior (below) to the ribs

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Acromial

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Pertaining to the point of the shoulder

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Antebrachial

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Pertaining to the forearm (radius and ulna bones)

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Antecubital

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Pertaining to the anterior surface of the elbow

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Axillary

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Pertaining to the armpit (axillary lymph nodes)

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Brachial

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Pertaining to the arm

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Buccal

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Pertaining to the cheek (Buccal smear inside of cheek with cotton swab)

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Carpal

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Pertaining to the wrist (carpal tunnel syndrome)

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Cervical

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Pertaining to the neck region

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Coxal

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Pertaining to the hip (coxal bones)

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Crural

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Pertaining to the leg (lower leg between the knee and foot)

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Digital

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Pertaining to the fingers or toes

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Femoral

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Pertaining to the thigh

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Frontal

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Pertaining to the forehead

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Hallux

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Pertaining to the big toe

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Inguinal

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Pertaining to the groin (area where the legs connect to the trunk of the body)

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Mammary

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Pertaining to the breast (mammogram)

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Mental

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Pertaining to the chin

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Nasal

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Pertaining to the nose

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Oral

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Pertaining to the mouth

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Orbital

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Pertaining to the bony eye socket (orbit)

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Palmar

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Pertaining to the palm of the hand (the deep palmar arch is an artery found in the palm of the hand)

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Patellar

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Pertaining to the anterior knee (kneecap) region (dr test patellar reflex by tapping on kneecap with rubber mallet where patellar tendon is)

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Pedal

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Pertaining to the foot (humans are bipedal organisms because they walk on two feet)

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Pelvic

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Pertaining to the pelvis region

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Fibular/peroneal

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Pertaining to the side of the leg (fibula bone in leg is laterally located)

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Pollex

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Pertaining to the thumb (each pollex has only two phalanges while all other fingers have three)

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Pubic

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Pertaining to the genital region (the pubic symphysis is the joint where the two hip bones meet anteriorly (in the front))

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Sternal

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Pertaining to the region of the breastbone

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Tarsal

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Pertaining to the ankle (a persons ankle is made up of 7 tarsal bones)

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Thoracic

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Pertaining to the chest

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Umbilical

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Pertaining to the navel (umbilical cord)

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Calcaneal

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Pertaining to the heel of the foot (one of the 7 tarsal bones that make up ankle)

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Cephalic

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Pertaining to the head (Cephalic presentation is the most common birth position for a baby when the baby is born head first)

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Dorsum

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Pertaining to the back

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Gluteal

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Pertaining to the buttocks or rump (gluteus maximas)

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Lumbar

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Pertaining to the area of the back between the ribs and hips; the loin (a lumbar support is used to support the lower back)

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Manus

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Pertaining to the hand

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Occipital

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Pertaining to the posterior (back) aspect of the head or base of the skull (the occipital lobes in the back of the brain are where visual perception takes place)

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Olecranal

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Pertaining to the elbow

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Otic

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Pertaining to the ear (otitis media is a middle ear infection)

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Perineal

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Pertaining to the region between the anus and external genitalia

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Plantar

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Pertaining to the sole of the foot (plantar warts are caused by a papilloma virus)

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Popliteal

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Pertaining to the back of the knee (leg pit)

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Sacral

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Pertaining to the region between the hips

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Scapular

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Pertaining to scapula or shoulder blade areas (scapulagia means pain in the scapular region)

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Sural

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Pertaining to the calf or posterior surface of the leg (sural nerve is found in this region)

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Vertebral

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Pertaining to the area of the spinal column

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Superior

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Above (superior vena cava carries blood to the hear from areas above the level of the heart)

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Inferior

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Below (inferior vena cava)

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Anterior

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Front (the umbilicus is on the anterior surface of the body)

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Posterior

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Medial

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Toward the midline (the tibia is medial to the fibula)

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Lateral

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Away from the midline or medial plane (the fibula is lateral to the tibia)

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Cephalad (cranial)

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Toward the head (same meaning as Cephalic)

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Caudal

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Toward the tail

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Dorsal

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Backside (ie. dorsum)

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Ventral

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Belly side

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Proximal

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Nearer to the trunk or attached end (ex: the proximal portion of the trachea is attached to the larynx)

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Distal

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Farther from the trunk or attached end (the distal portion of the trachea is attached to the primary bronchi)

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Superficial (external)

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Toward or at the body surface

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Deep

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Away from the body surface

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