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Terminology Flashcards

1
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Superior

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nearer to topmost part of the cranium (skull)

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Inferior

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Nearer to the sole of the foot

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Cranial

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Towards the cranium or head

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Caudal

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Towards the feet or tail (coccyx) region

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Posterior (dorsal)

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On the backside or towards the back

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Anterior (ventral)

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On the front or towards the front

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Rostrum

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Used in place of anterior when talking about the brain

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Medial

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Closer to the midline

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Lateral

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Further from the midline

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Superficial, intermediate, deep

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Layers on the Z-axis or the depth

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External

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The outside portion

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Internal

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Inside or closer to the center

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Proximal

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Nearer to the trunk or point of origin

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Distal

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Farther away from the point of origin or trunk (extremities)

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Dorsum

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superior aspect of any part that protrudes anteriorly from the body (dorsum of tongue, nose, penis, foot

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Palmar

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On the palm of the hand

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Plantar

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On the sole of the foot

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18
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Bilateral

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Occurring on both sides of the body

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Unilateral

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Occurring on only one side of the body

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Ipsilateral

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Occurring on the same side of the body

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Contralateral

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Occurring on the opposite side of the body

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22
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Abdominis

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Abdomen

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Acetabelum

A

Shallow vinegar cup

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24
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Acromion

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Upper most

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Ala

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Wing

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Alveolus

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Shallow hollow space

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Ampulla

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Small jar

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Anastomosis

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Opening; natural communication between two vessels

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29
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Anatomy

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To separate or dissect

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30
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Aponerosis

A

Tendinous expansion

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31
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Axilla

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Armpit

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32
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Azygos

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Unpaired

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33
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Brachii

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Arm

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34
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Brachium

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Arm; shorter so specifically arm, not forearm

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Brevis

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Short

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36
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Canal

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Narrow tube or channel

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37
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Cardiac

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Heart

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38
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Carpi

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Wrist

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39
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Cecum

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Blind gut

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40
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Celiac

A

Belly

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41
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Cephalic

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Cranial; pertaining to the head

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42
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Colic

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Referring to the colon

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43
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Condyle

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Knuckle; round protruberance

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44
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Constrictor

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Designed to close off a passage way

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45
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Coracoid

A

Crows beak

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46
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Coranoid

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Hooked/curved

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47
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Corpus

A

Body

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48
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Cortex

A

External layer, bark, shell, rind

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49
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Costal

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Rib

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50
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Coxa

A

Hip

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51
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Crest

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Ridge or elongated protruberance

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52
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Cruciate

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Cross shaped

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53
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Crus (crura)

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Leg -s

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54
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Cutaneous

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Pertaining to the skin

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55
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Cystic

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Bladder

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56
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Deltoid

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Delt - triangle like

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57
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Digitorum

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Finger or toe

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58
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Dilator

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Structure designed to dilate or widen an opening

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59
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Duodenum

A

12 at a time -12 finger breadths in length

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60
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Extrinsic

A

Coming from the outside

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61
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Facet

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Small face; smooth area on a bone

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62
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Falciform

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Sickle shaped

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63
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Femoris

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Thigh

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64
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Fimbria

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Fringe

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65
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Fissure

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A groove cleft or slit

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66
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Foramen - formina

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An opening or hole

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67
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Fornix

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Arch

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68
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Fossa

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Shallow depression

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69
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Fovea

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A pit or cup like depression

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70
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Fundus

A

Part of a hollow organ far from the mouth of that organ

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71
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Gastric

A

Stomach

72
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Genu

A

Knee

73
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Gluteus

A

The rump

74
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Hallicus

A

The great toe

75
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Haustrum

A

Drawer

76
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Hepatic

A

Liver

77
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Hiatus

A

Gap opening or cleft

78
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Hilum

A

The area where vessels enter or exit an organ

79
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Infundibulum

A

Funnel shaped

80
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Inguinal

A

Groin

81
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Intrinsic

A

Belonging solely to that part; completely within

82
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Isthmus

A

Narrow connection between two bodies

83
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Jejunum

A

Empty

84
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Lamina

A

Thin flat layer

85
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Latissimus

A

Broad, wide.

86
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Levator

A

Lifter

87
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Linea alba

A

White line

88
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Lumborum

A

Lumbar region

89
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Magnum

A

Great

90
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Major

A

Larger

91
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Maximus

A

Largest

92
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Medulla

A

Innermost part

93
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Mesentary

A

Double layer of peritoneum

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Minimus

A

Smallest

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Minor

A

Smaller

96
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Notch

A

Deep indentation or gap

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Oblique

A

Running at an angle from the midline

98
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Oculi

A

Eye

99
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Omos

A

Shoulder

100
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Orbicularis

A

Circle; little

101
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Oris

A

Mouth

102
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Parietal

A

Pertaining to the walls of the cavity

103
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Pecten

A

Comb

104
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Pectoral

A

Pertaining to the chest wall

105
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Pectoralis

A

Breast

106
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Pedicle

A

Little foot

107
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Peritoneum

A

Stretch around; lining of abdominal wall

108
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Peroneous

A

Fibula

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Phrenic

A

Pertaining to the thoracic diaphragm

110
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Piriform

A

Pear shaped

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Pisiform

A

Pea shaped

112
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Pieura

A

Rib side

113
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Plexus

A

Braid or network

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Pollicis

A

Thumb

115
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Portal

A

Door or gateway

116
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Process

A

Bony projection

117
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Pudendal

A

Modest; to feel ashamed; external genitalia

118
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Pulmonary

A

Lungs

119
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Pylorus

A

Gate guard

120
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Ramus

A

Branch

121
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Raphe

A

Seam

122
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Rectus

A

Straight

123
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Recurrent

A

Returning; traveling the way back it came

124
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Renal

A

Kidney

125
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Retinaculum

A

To retain

126
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Root

A

Proximal end of a structure

127
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Rostrum

A

used in place of Anterior when describing parts of the brain

128
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Rugged

A

Wrinkles or folds

129
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Salpinx

A

Tube; trumpet

130
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Scapularis

A

Shoulder blade

131
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Serratus

A

Saw or saw toothed

132
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Sheath

A

Connective tissue tube covering other structures

133
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Sigmoid

A

S shaped

134
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Sinus

A

Curve; hollow

135
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Skeleton

A

Dried up body

136
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Soma

A

Body

137
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Sphincter

A

Structure designed to close an opening

138
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Spine

A

Thorn-like process

139
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Splanchnic

A

Pertaining to the viscera

140
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Styloid

A

Long and pointed

141
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Sub

A

Under or below

142
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Teres

A

Round

143
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Tibialis

A

Shin bone

144
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Trabecula

A

Little beam

145
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Trapezius

A

Table

146
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Trochlea

A

System of pulleys

147
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Tubercle

A

Little swelling

148
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Tuberosity

A

Elevated round process of bone

149
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Vastus

A

Huge

150
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Ventricle

A

Small cavity

151
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Vermiform

A

Worm-like

152
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Vesicle

A

Urinary bladder

153
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Vestibule

A

Space at the entrance to a canal

154
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A-

A

Away; negative prefix

155
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Bi-

A

Two

156
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Crani-

A

Skull

157
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Endo-

A

Inside

158
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Epi-

A

Upon

159
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Extra-

A

Outer

160
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Hemi-

A

Half

161
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Hyper-

A

Above or over

162
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Hypo

A

Below or under

163
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Infra-

A

Below or under

164
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Inter-

A

Among; between

165
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Intra-

A

Within

166
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Meso-

A

Middle

167
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Meta-

A

After

168
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Nuch-

A

Back of neck

169
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Odont-

A

Tooth

170
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Para-

A

Beside or near

171
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Peri-

A

Around

172
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Retro-

A

Backward or behind

173
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Semi-

A

Half

174
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Sub-

A

Under or below

175
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Supra-

A

Above or over

176
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Tri-

A

Three

Gross Anatomy (3 decks)

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