Terminology Flashcards

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Anatomical position

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Standing straight up w/ palms facing forward

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Supine

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Laying face up

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Prone

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Laying face down

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4
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Superior

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High up- only true for the axial skeleton

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5
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Inferior

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Lower down

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Cranial

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Closer to head

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Caudal

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Closer to the tail-bottom

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Anterior

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Closer to the front

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Posterior

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Closer to the back

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Ventral

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Pertaining to the front of the body, chest,abdomen,shins etc.

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Dorsal

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Pertaining to the back of the body like the butt,calves,knuckles

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Medial

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Closer to the middle of the body

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13
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Lateral

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Away from the midline

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Proximal

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Closer to the point of attachment

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Distal

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Further away from the point of attachment

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16
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Superficial

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Closer to the surface

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17
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Deep

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Further on the inside

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SagittaL plane or section

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VERTICAL LINE cute that make a right and a left piece

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Frontal section

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Vertical line that make a front and a back

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Transverse section

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Horizontal cut making upper and lower pieces

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Cavity

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Space

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Dorsal body cavity

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Brain and spinal cord

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Cranial cavity

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The space where your brain is inside

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Vertebral Cavity

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Where the spine lives

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Ventral body cavity

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Everything I front of the spine

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Thoracic cavity

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Chest

27
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Pleural Cavities

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surround the lung

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Pericardial cavity

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Spaces surrounding the heart only

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Abdominopelvic cavity

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Portion of the ventral cavity below the diaphragm

30
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Acromegaly

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Shoulder

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Axillary

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Armpit

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Brachial

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Arm

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Ante brachial

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Forearm

34
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AntiCubital

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Front part of the elbow/where blood is drawn

35
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Gluteal

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Butt

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Femoral

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Thigh

37
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Patellar

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Front part of the knee

38
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Popliteal

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Back of the knee

39
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Crural

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Shin/ front part of your leg

40
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Plantar

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Bottom of your foot

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Cephalic

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Head

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Cervical

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Neck

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Thoracic

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Chest/rib cage

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Abdominal

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Abdomen

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Umbilical

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Belly button

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Pubic

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Lower part of pelvis

47
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Ocular

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Eye

48
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Oral

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Mouth