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Terminology Flashcards

1
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Superior

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Nearer to top of skull

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Inferior

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Nearer to sole of foot

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Cranial

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Toward head

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Caudal

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Towards feet or tail

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Posterior or dorsal

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Back surface

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Anterior or ventral

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Front surface of the body

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Rostral

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Anterior when describing brain only

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Medial

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Nearer to the midline

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Lateral

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Farther from midline

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Superficial, intermediate, deep

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Position of structures relative to the surface of the body

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External

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Outside or farther from the center of an organ or cavity

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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 trunk or point of origin

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Distal

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Farther away from trunk or point of origin

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Dorsum

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Superior aspect of any part that protrudes anteriorly from the body (foot, penis,nose)

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Palmar

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Palm side of hand

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Plantar

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Sole of the foot

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Bilateral

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Occurring on both sides

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Unilateral

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Occurs on only one side

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Ipsilateral

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Occurs in same side of body as something else

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Contralateral

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Occurs on opposite side of the body from something else

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Abdominis

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Abdomen

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Acetabulum

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Shallow vinegar cup

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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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Small shallow space

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Ampulla

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Little jar

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Anastomoses

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Opening: natural communication between two vessels

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Aponeurosis

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Tendinous expansion

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Axilla

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Armpit

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Azygos

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Unpaired

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Brachii

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Arm

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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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Canal

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Narrow tube or channel

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Cardiac

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Heart

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Carpi

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Wrist

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Cecum

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Blind gut

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39
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Celiac

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Belly

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Cephalic

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Cranial

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Colic

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Referring to colon

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42
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Condyle

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Knuckle

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43
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Constrictor

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Close of pathway

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Coracoid

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Crows beak

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Coronoid

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Hooked/curved

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Corpus

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Body

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Cortex

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External layer, bark, shell, rind

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Costal

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Rib

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Coxa

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Hip

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Crest

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Ridge or elongated prominence

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Cruciate

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Cross shaped

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52
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Crus

A

Leg

Plural crura

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53
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Cutaneous

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Pertaining to the skin

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54
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Cystic

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Bladder

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Deltoid

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Like a triangle

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Digitorium

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Finger or toe

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Dilator

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Structure designed to dilate opening

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Duodenum

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12 at a time

12 finger breadths in length

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Extrinsic

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Coming from the outside

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Facet

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Small face; smooth area on a bone

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Falciform

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Sickle shaped

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Femoris

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Thigh

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Fimbria

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Fringe

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Fissure

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Groove, cleft or slit

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65
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Foramen

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A passage or opening; hole

Plural is foramina

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66
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Fornix

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Arch

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67
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Fossa

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Shallow depression

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Fovea

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Pit or cuplike depression

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Fundus

A

The part of a hollow organ far from mouth of that organ

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70
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Gastric

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Stomach

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71
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Genu

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Knee

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72
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Gluteus

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The rump

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Hallucis

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Haustrum

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Hepatic

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Hiatus

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Gap, cleft or opening

77
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Hilum

A

Region where vessels enter or exit an organ

78
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Infundibulum

A

Funnel-shaped

79
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Inguinal

80
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Intrinsic

A

Belonging solely to that part; situated entirely within

81
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Isthmus

A

Narrow connection between two bodies

82
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Jejunum

83
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Lamina

A

Thin, flat layer

84
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Latissimus

A

Broad or wide

85
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Levator

86
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Linea alba

A

White line

87
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Lumborum

A

Lumbar region

88
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Magnum

89
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Major

90
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Maximus

91
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Medulla

A

Innermost part

92
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Mesentary

A

Double layer of paritoneum

93
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Metrium

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Minimus

95
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Minor

96
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Notch

A

Deep indentation or narrow gap

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Oblique

A

Running at an angle from the midline

98
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Oculi

99
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Omos

100
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Orbicularis

A

Little circle

101
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Oris

102
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Parietal

A

Pertaining to the walls of a cavity

103
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Pecten

104
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Pectoral

A

Pertaining to the chest wall

105
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Pectoralis

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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Peroneus

109
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Phrenic

A

Pertaining to the thoracic diaphragm

110
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Piriform

A

Pear shaped

111
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Pisiform

A

Pea shaped

112
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Pluera

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Plexus

A

Braided or network

114
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Pollicis

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Portal

A

Door or gateway

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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

119
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Pylorus

A

Gate guard

120
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Ramus

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Raphe

122
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Rectus

123
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Recurrent

A

Returning; traveling back the way it came

124
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Renal

125
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Retinaculum

126
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Root

A

Proximal end of a structure

127
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Rostral

A

Used in place of anterior for the brain only

128
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Rugae

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

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

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

143
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Tibialis

144
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Trabecula

A

Little beam

145
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Trapezius

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

150
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Ventricle

A

Small cavity

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Vermiform

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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Visceral

A

Pertaining to the organs

155
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A-

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Bi-

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Crani-

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Endo-

159
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Epi-

160
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Extra-

161
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Hemi-

162
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Hyper-

A

Above or over

163
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Hypo-

164
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Infra-

A

Below or under

165
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Inter-

A

Among, between

166
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Intra-

167
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Meso-

168
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Meta-

169
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Nuch-

A

Back of neck

170
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Odont-

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Para-

A

Beside or near

172
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Peri-

173
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Retro-

A

Backward or behind

174
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Semi-

175
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Sub-

A

Under or below

176
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Supra-

A

Above or over

177
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Tri-

178
Q

Anatomical position

A

standing with head, eyes and toes directed anteriorly, arms adjacent to side with palms facing anteriorly and legs close together with feet parallel

179
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Median plane

A

vertical, longitudinal plane that divides body into equal right and left halves

180
Q

sagittal plane

A

vertical plane that is parallel to median plane and divides body into unequal right and left sides

181
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frontal (coronal) plane

A

vertical plane that is perpendicular to median plane and divides body into anterior and posterior parts

182
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transverse plane

A

horizontal plane that is perpendicular to median and frontal planes and divides body into superior and inferior planes

Gross Anatomy I (10 decks)

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