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The Language of Anatomy Flashcards

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Abdominal

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Pertaining to the anterior body trunk region inferior to the ribs

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Antebrachial

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Pertaining to the forearm

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Antecubital

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Pertaining to the anterior surface of the elbow

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Axillary

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Pertaining to the armpit

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Brachial

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Pertaining to the arm

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Buccal

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Pertaining to the cheek

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Carpal

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Pertaining to the wrist

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Cervical

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Pertaining to the neck region

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Coxal

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Pertaining to the hip

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Crural

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Pertaining to the leg

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Deltoid

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Pertaining to the roundness of the shoulder caused by the underlying deltoid muscle

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Digital

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Pertaining to the fingers or toes

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Femoral

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Pertaining to the thigh

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Frontal

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Pertaining to the forehead

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Hallux

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Pertaining to the great toe

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Inguinal

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Pertaining to the groin

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Mammary

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Pertaining to the breast

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Manus

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Pertaining to the hand

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Mental

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Pertaining to the chin

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Nasal

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Pertaining to the nose

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Oral

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Pertaining to the mouth

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Orbital

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Pertaining to the bony eye socket (orbit)

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Palmar

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Pertaining to the palm of the hand

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Patellar

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Pertaining to the anterior knee (kneecap) region

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Pedal

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Pertaining to the foot

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Pelvic

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Pertaining to the pelvis region

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Peroneal

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Pertaining to the side of the leg

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Pollex

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Pertaining to the thumb

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Pubic

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Pertaining to the genital region

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Sternal

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Pertaining to the region of the breastbone

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Tarsal

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Pertaining to the ankle

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Thoracic

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Pertaining to the chest

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Umbilical

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Pertaining to the naval

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Acromial

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Pertaining to the point of the shoulder

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Calcaneal

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Pertaining to the heel of the foot

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Cephalic

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Pertaining to the head

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Dorsum

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Pertaining to the back

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Gluteal

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Pertaining to the buttocks or rump

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Lumbar

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Pertaining to the area of the back between the ribs and hips; the loin

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Occipital

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Pertaining to the posterior aspect of the head or the base of the skull

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Olecranal

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Pertaining to the posterior aspect of the elbow

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Otic

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Pertaining to the ear

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Perineal

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Pertaining to the region between the anus and the external genitalia

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Plantar

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Pertaining to the sole of the foot

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Popliteal

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Pertaining to the back of the knee

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Sacral

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Pertaining to the region between the hips (overlying the sacrum)

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Scapular

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Pertaining to the scapula or shoulder blade area

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Sural

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Pertaining to the calf or posterior surface of the leg

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Vertebral

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Pertaining to the area of the spinal column

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Superior/Inferior

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(Above/below)

These terms refer to the placement of a structure along the axis of the body

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Anterior/Posterior

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(Front/back)
The most anterior structures are those are the most forward Posterior structures are those toward the backside of the body

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Medial/Lateral

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(Toward the midline/away from the midline or median plane)

These terms of position depend on an assumption of anatomical position

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Cephalad/Caudal

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(Toward the head/toward the tail)
In humans these terms are used interchangeably with superior and inferior
In animals they are synonymous with anterior and posterior

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Dorsal/Ventral

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(Backside/belly side)

These terms are used chiefly in discussing the comparative anatomy of animals assuming the animal is standing

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Proximal/Distal

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(Nearer the trunk or attached end/farther from the trunk or point of attachment)
These terms are used primarily to locate various areas of the body limbs

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Superficial/Deep

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(Toward or at the body surface/away from the body surface or more internal)
These terms locate body organs according to the relative closeness to the body surface

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Sagittal Plane

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A plane that runs longitudinally dividing the body into right and left parts

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Frontal Plane

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(Coronal plane)

A longitudinal plane that divides the body or an organ into anterior and posterior parts

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Transverse Plane

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Runs horizontally dividing the body into superior and inferior parts

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Cranial Cavity

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Houses the brain within the rigid skull

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Spinal Cavity

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Where the delicate spinal cord is protected by the bony vertebral column

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Thoracic Cavity

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Separated from the rest of the ventral cavity by the diaphragm
Houses the heart and lungs

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Umbilical Region (Middle)

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Includes the umbilicus

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Epigastric Region (Upper-Mid)

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Overlies most of the stomach

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Hypogastric Region (Lower-Mid)

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Encompasses the pubic area

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Iliac Regions (Bottom L&R)

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Overlying the hip bones

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Lumbar Regions (Mid L&R)

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Between the ribs and the flaring portion of the hip bones

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Hypochondriac Regions (Upper L&R)

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Flanking the epigastric region and overlying the lower ribs

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