Terminology

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adduction

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drawing toward the midline

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adherent

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sticking or clinging (< adhere)

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anterior

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situated before or in front of

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apposition

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a fitting together

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articulation

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connection between bones

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buccal

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belonging to the cheek

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caudal

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below; farther from the head (also inferior)

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cervical (vertebrae)

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pertaining to the neck

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coronal

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vertical; at right angles to sagittal (also frontal)

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cortex

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the outer portion of an organ, particularly the brain; gray matter

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costal

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pertaining to the ribs

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cranial

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upper; nearer to the head (also superior, rostral)

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cranium

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the skull; the portion of the skull containing the brain

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deep

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farther from the surface

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depressor

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that which lowers

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dilator

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that which regulates the opening of an aperture

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distal

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farther from a point of attachment

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dorsal

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toward the rear, back (also posterior); used esp. for the brain eminence a projection or prominence (of bone)

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extension

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straightening

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fascia

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a sheet of fibrous connective tissue that covers muscle

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flexion

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bending or angulation

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foramen hole

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e.g. the foramen magnum is the hole in the skull through which the spinal cord connects to the brain stem

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fossa

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shallow depression (pl. fossae)
frontal vertical; at right angles to sagittal (also coronal)

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genioid

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(process) pertaining to the chin

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inferior

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below; farther from the head (also caudal)\

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insertion

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the area of attachment of a muscle to bone

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lateral

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farther from the midline

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levator

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that which raises

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lingual

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belonging to the tongue

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lumbar

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(vertebrae) pertaining to the base of the torso; any of five vertebrae near the bottom of the spinal column

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meatus

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an opening to the body medial nearer to midline

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medial line

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:line dividing the body into left and right sides

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oblique

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slanting

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proximal

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nearer to a point of attachment

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sagittal

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vertical plane or section dividing body into right and left

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subcutaneous

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deep to the skin

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superficial

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nearer to the surface

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superior

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upper; nearer to the head (also rostral, cranial)

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transverse

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at right angles to long axis (also horizontal)

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umbilicus

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the navel

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viscera

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soft organs of the body

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visceral pertaining to the viscera;

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the visceral pleura is the layer of the pleura that faces the lungs (cf. parietal)