UE Terminology Flashcards
1
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Acromion
A
(acro- top/extreme; omos- shoulder)
2
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Antebrachium
A
forearm
3
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Axilla
A
armpit
4
Q
Biceps
A
two-heads
5
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Brachiu
A
arm
6
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Capitulum
A
little head
7
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Carpus
A
wrist
8
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Conoid
A
cone-shaped
9
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Coracoid
A
like a crow’s beak
10
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Coronoid
A
hooked/curved
11
Q
Cubitus
A
elbow
12
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Deltoid
A
shaped like the Greek letter delta

13
Q
Digitus indicis
A
index finger
14
Q
Digitus minimus manus
A
pinky finger
15
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Glenoid
A
socket
16
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Lumbrical
A
earthworm-like
17
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Lunate
A
Moon-shaped
18
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Manos
A
hand
19
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Pisiform
A
pea-shaped
20
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Pollux
A
thumb
21
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Quadratus
A
square-shaped
22
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Radialis
A
radial side of forearm
23
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Scaphoid
A
boat-shaped
24
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Serratus
A
saw-like
25
Teres
long and round
26
Triceps
three-heads
27
Triquetrum
three-cornered
28
Ulnaris
ulnar side of forearm