Vocabulary - anatomy-physiology

Question 1

liminal

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1. : of or relating to a sensory threshold. 2. : barely perceptible

Question 2

phallic

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of, relating to, or resembling a phallus or erect penis.

Question 3

ventral

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abdominal

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cilia, cilium (sing.)

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a minute short hairlike process often forming part of a fringe; especially : one on a cell that is capable of lashing movement and serves especially in free unicellular organisms to produce locomotion or in higher forms a current of fluid

Question 5

dermis

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the thick layer of living tissue below the epidermis that forms the true skin, containing blood capillaries, nerve endings, sweat glands, hair follicles, and other structures.

Question 6

dorsiflexion

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flexion in a dorsal direction; especially : flexion of the foot in an upward direction—compare plantar flexion

Question 7

lingua

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a tongue or an organ resembling a tongue in structure or function.

Question 8

dura, dural (adj)

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The outermost, toughest, and most fibrous of the three membranes (meninges) covering the brain and the spinal cord. Dura is short for dura mater (from the Latin for hard mother). Also called the pachymeninx (singular) or pachymeniges (plural). Epidural me

Question 9

gullet

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1 : esophagus; broadly : throat. 2 : an invagination of the protoplasm in various protozoans (as a paramecium) that sometimes functions in the intake of food.

Question 10

humerus

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the bone of the upper arm or forelimb, forming joints at the shoulder and the elbow

Question 11

limbic

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a group of forebrain structures that has the hypothalamus, the amygdala, and the hippocampus. These are involved in motivation, emotion, learning, and memory.

Question 12

occipital

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Pertaining to the occiput, the back of head.

Question 13

plexus

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a network of anastomosing or interlacing blood vessels or nerves. : an interwoven combination of parts or elements in a structure or system

Question 14

aural

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pertaining to the ear

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endocrine

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relating to the glands that secrete hormones or other products directly into the blood

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booger

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1. a piece of dried nasal mucus. 2. shorten form of bogeyman

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pulmonary

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Pertaining to the lungs

Question 18

coronary

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1. (adj) relating to or denoting the arteries that surround and supply the heart 2. (n) short for coronary thrombosis.

Question 19

cortex

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the outer layer of the cerebrum (the cerebral cortex ), composed of folded gray matter and playing an important role in consciousness.

Question 20

visage

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face, countenance, look, (facial) features

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ocular

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of or connected with the eyes or vision

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dermal

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1 : of or relating to skin and especially to the dermis : cutaneous. 2 : epidermal.

Question 23

systolic, systole (n)

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the phase of the heartbeat when the heart muscle contracts and pumps blood from the chambers into the arteries.

Question 24

monocular

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of, involving, or affecting a single eye

Question 25

viscera

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The internal organs of the body, specifically those within the chest (as the heart or lungs) or abdomen (as the liver, pancreas or intestines). The singular of “viscera” is “viscus” meaning in Latin “an organ of the body.”

Question 26

sinonasal

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pertaining to the nose of nasal sinuses

Question 27

vulva

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the external opening of the vagina

Question 28

nexus

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a connection

Question 29

amygdala

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small, almond shaped mass of nuclei located in the temporal lobes of the brain, associated with emotions, aggression and memory

Question 30

mucous

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consisting of, or resembling mucus

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molt

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periodically cast off hairs/feathers (replacement for new growth) (alternate spelling=moult)

Question 32

hepatic

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of, relating to, affecting, associated with, supplying, or draining the liver

Question 33

incisor

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a tooth at the front of the mouth

Question 34

labia

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the inner and outer folds of the vulva, at either side of the vagina.

Question 35

phallus

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a penis, especially when erect (typically used with reference to male potency or dominance).– an image of the male reproductive organ, especially that carried in procession in ancient festivals of Dionysus, or Bacchus, symbolizing the generative power