anatomical terms Flashcards
(79 cards)
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antebrachial
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forearm
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antecubital
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opposite side of elbow
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axillary
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armpit
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brachial
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tricep
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buccal
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cheek
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calcaneal
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heel
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carpal
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hand/wrist bones
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cephalic
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head
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cervical
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neck
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coxal
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hipbones
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cranial
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head
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crural
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shins
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digital
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finger
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facial
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face
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femoral
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thigh
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frontal
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forehead
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gluteal
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butt cheeks
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inguinial
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where legs meet trunk
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lumbar
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lower back
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mammary
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breast area
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mental
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lower jaw
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nasal
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nose
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nuchal
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hollow on back of head
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occipital
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back of head
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oral
mouth
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orbital
eye sockets
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palmar
palms
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patellar
kneecap area
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pectoral
breast area & above
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pedal
foot
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plantar
bottom of foot
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popliteal
back of knee
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sacral
bone that hips attach to
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scapular
shoulder blades
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sternal
midline of chest
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tarsal
foot bones
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thoracic
entire chest
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umbilical
belly button area
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vertebral
spinal column
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what are the levels of structural organization from smallest to largest?
atom, molecule, cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
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what are the levels of structural organization from largest to smallest?
organism, organ system, organ, tissue, cell, molecule, atom
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anatomy
structure/form
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physiology
function/chemistry
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what is gross anatomy?
large structures that are easily observable
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left
to the subject's left
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right
to the subject's right
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lateral
toward the side
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anterior
toward the front of the body
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posterior
toward the back (rear)
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medial
away from the side
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superior
toward the top of body
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inferior
toward the bottom of body
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dorsal
along or toward the vertebral surface of the body
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ventral
along or toward the belly surface of the body
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caudad (caudal)
toward the tail
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cephalad
toward the head
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proximal
toward the trunk
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distal
away from the trunk or point of attachment
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visceral
toward an internal organ
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parietal
toward the wall/away from internal structures
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deep
toward the inside of a part/away from surface
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superficial
toward the surface of a part/away from inside
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acromial
towards the shoulder
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medullary
inner region/medulla
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cortical
outer region/cortex
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sagittal plane
divides right and left
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midsagittal plane
2 equal right and left halves
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frontal (coronal) plane
divides front and back from side view
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transverse (horizontal) plane
horizontal division
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what organ make up the integumentary system?
skin, hair, nails, cutaneous glands
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what are the functions of the integumentary system?
cover body, protect from outside, synthesize vitamin D, cutaneous nerve receptors
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what organs make up the skeletal system?
bones, cartilage, ligaments
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what are the functions of the skeletal system?
protect/support organs/cavities, site of RBC formation, provide muscle attachment, store minerals such as calcium and phosphorus
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what organs make up the muscular system?
skeletal muscles, tendons
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what are the functions of the muscular system?
allow movement, attach muscle and bone, maintain posture, produces heat through goosebumps
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what organs make up the nervous system?
brain, spinal cord, nerves
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motor nerves
from brain to body
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sensory nerves
from body to brain
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what are the functions of the nervous system?
fast-acting control system, responds to internal/external stimuli, activates muscles and glands
