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Vocab Quiz Flashcards

1
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Cranial

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The head end

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Cephalic

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The head end

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3
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Caudal

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Tail end

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4
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Ventral

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Belly side

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5
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Dorsal

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Back side

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6
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Superior

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Upper portion , that which is above

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Inferior

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Lower portion, that of which is below

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Superior and inferior are used

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To describe position if one structure relative to another

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9
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Supra

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Descriptive pre-fix meaning above

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infra

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descriptive prefix meaning below

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11
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supra and infra describe

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exact position of a structure example: infraorbital means inferior to or below the orbit

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12
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anterior

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forward surface or towards the front ( used for quadrupeds and with ventral bipeds)

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posterior

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rear surface or toward the rear ( used synonymously with caudal in quadrupeds and with dorsal in bipeds )

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14
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medial

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refers to the location nearer the midline than another location

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lateral

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refers to a location farther from midline than another location

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16
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proximal

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nearer the main axis of the body or near the point of attachment

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distal

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away from the main axis of the body or away from the point of attachment

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18
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superficial

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at or near the surface

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19
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deep

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away from the surface

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20
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transverse or horizontal

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plane that extends from left to right and from dorsal to ventral giving cranial and caudal positions

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21
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sagittal

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a plane that extends from cranial to caudal giving right and left portions

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22
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midsaggital

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a plane that extends from cranial to caudal passing through the midline to divide the body or an organ into right and left halves

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23
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frontal or coronal

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plane that extends from left to right and cranial to caudal giving dorsal and ventral portions

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frontal or coronal

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plane that extends from left to right and cranial to caudal giving dorsal and ventral portions

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25
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alveolus

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deep pit or socket inn the maxillae or mandible

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26
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articulation

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junction of two bones

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27
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auricular

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ear shape

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28
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bifid

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cleft into two parts or branches

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29
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capitulum

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a little head

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30
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concha

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spiral structure like a seashell

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condyle

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large smooth rounded articulating oval structure

32
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coracoid

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describing a projection shaped like a crow’s beak

33
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coronoid

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describing a triangular projection ending in a sharp point

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costal

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associated with or a part of the ribs

35
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crest

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narrow prominent ridgelike projection

36
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cribriform

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perforated like a sieve

37
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cuneiform

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wedge shaped

38
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demifacet

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half a facet part of an articular surface shared by two adjacent bones

39
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diaphyses

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middle portion of a long bone , the shaft

40
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eminence

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an elevation or projection especially on a bone

41
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epicondyle

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a projection adjacent to condyle

42
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epiphysis

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the end of a long bone

43
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facet

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small, flat, shallow articulating surface

44
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fissure

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narrow slit-like opening through the bone

45
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foramen

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rounded passageway through a bone

46
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fossa

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flattened or shallow depression

47
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fovea

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small pit or depression

48
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glenoid

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shaped like a shallow socket

49
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head

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prominent rounded epiphysis

50
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hiatus

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a gap

51
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lamina

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thin flat plate

52
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line

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low ridge, less prominent than a crest

53
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malleolus

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club-shaped or hammer-shaped process

54
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mastoid

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breast shaped

55
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meatus

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a passageway through the bone

56
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neck

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a constricted portion adjacent to a head

57
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notch

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an indentation or v-shaped depression

58
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nuchal

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associated with the nape of the neck

59
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pedicle

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a supporting column or stalk

60
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petrous

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like a rock

61
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process

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a projection ; a bony prominence

62
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promontory

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a high place

63
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pterygoid

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winglike

64
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ramus

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an angular extension of a bone relative to the rest of the structure ; a branch

65
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septum

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a partition

66
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sinus

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a cavity or hollow space in a bone

67
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spine

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pointed, slender process

68
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squamous

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flat scalelike

69
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styloid

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pointed pen-like

70
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sulcus

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a narrow groove

71
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suture

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the line of union in an immovable articulation

72
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trochanter

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a massive rough projection found only on the femur

73
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trochlea

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smooth grooved pulley like articular process

74
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tuberosity

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a large, rough projection

75
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xiphoid

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shaped like a sword

76
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tubercle

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small rounded projection

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