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A&P Lab > Language of Anatomy > Flashcards

Language of Anatomy Flashcards

Memorization

1
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Cephalic

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Head

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Cervical

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Neck region

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Abdominal

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Anterior body trunk region between thoracic diaphragm superiorly and pelvic brim inferiorly

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Thoracic

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Chest

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pelvic

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Pelvis region

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Pubic

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Genital region

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Manus

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Hand

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Pedal

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Foot

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Dorsal

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Back

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Axial

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

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Appendicular

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relating to limbs and their attachments

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superior

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above

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inferior

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below

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anterior

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front (face, chest, abdomen)

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posterior

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back

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medial

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toward midline or median plane (sternum to ribs)

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lateral

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away for midline or median plane (nose to ear)

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cranial

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toward the head

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caudal

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toward tail

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ventral

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belly side

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dorsal

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deep internal

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away from body surface

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proximal

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nearer trunk or attached end

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distal

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farther from trunk or point of attachment

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superficial external

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toward or at body surface

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sagittal plane

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divides body into right and left parts

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midsagittal

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equal part division

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frontal plane or coronal

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divides the body or an organ into anterior and posterior parts

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transverse plane

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runs horizontally, divides body into superior and inferior parts

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cross sections

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when organs are sectioned along a transverse plane

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cranial cavity

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lies within rigid skull and encases brain

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vertebra (spinal) cavity

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runs through bony vertebral column to enclose spinal cord

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superior thoracic cavity

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separated from rest of the ventral cavity by the diaphragm, lungs, and heart within the thoracic cavity

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abdominopelvic cavity

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inferior to diaphragm

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superior abdominal cavity

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houses stomach, intestines, liver, etc.

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inferior pelvic cavity

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partially enclosed by bony pelvis and contains reproductive organs, bladder, and rectum

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serousa or serous membrane

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walls and outer organ surfaces are covered in the double-layered membrane, compartmentalized preventing infections from spreading between organs

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parictal serosa

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membrane lining cavity walls, continuous with visceral serosa

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visceral serosa

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covers external organ surfaces within cavity

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peritoneum

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abdominal cavity

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pleura

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pericardium

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oral cavity

A

mouth, tongue, teeth

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nasal cavity

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posterior to nose

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orbital cavity

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houses eyes

46
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middle ear cavity

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medial to the eardrum

47
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synovial cavity

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joint cavities, vertebrae, hip joints, knee joints

48
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synovial fluid

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lubricating fluid (fluid-filled joints) reducing friction

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