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anatomy terminology Flashcards

1
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superior

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towards head

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cranial

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towards head

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inferior

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towards feet

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caudal

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towards feet

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anterior

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towards front of body

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ventral

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towards front of body

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posterior

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towards back

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dorsal

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towards back

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medial

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closer to midline

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lateral

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further away from midline

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proximal

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closer to the trunk

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distal

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further away from the trunk

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13
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superficial

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closer to surface

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14
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vertical plane passing longitudinally through midline

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median/midsagittal - split into left and right sections

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vertical plane which runes from side to side - divides body into anterior and posterior portions

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frontal/coronal

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plane that divides the body into superior and inferior portions

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transverse/horizontal

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a cut that is parallel to the longest dimension of the organ or specimen

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longitudinal section (opposite of transverse section)

18
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a cut that is at any angle between the longitudinal and transverse planes

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oblique section

19
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a cut that is perpendicular to the main plane of the organ or specimen

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transverse section

20
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abduction

A

move away from midline

21
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adduction

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move towards midline

22
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circumduction

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flexion, abduction, extension, adduction combined in sequence

23
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dorsal surface on hand

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back of hand

24
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palmar surface on hand

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palm

25
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dorsal surface/dorsum of foot

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area facing upwards when standing

26
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plantar surface on foot

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sole of foot

27
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flexion

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a movement that decreases the angle between two body parts

28
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extension

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a movement that increases the angle between two body parts

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