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BMS 107 Lab 1 Anatomical Terminology Flashcards

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Define Medial

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Closer to the midline of the body

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Describe Anatomical Position

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Stand upright, feet parallel to the floor, head level, looking forward, arms at side, palms up, thumbs away from the body.

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Define lateral

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Farther from the midline of the body.

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Define proximal

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Closer to the trunk (center mass)

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Define distal

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Farther from the trunk (center mass)

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Define superior

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Something above another structure

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Define inferior

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Something below another structure

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Define superficial

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Closer to the surface

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Define deep

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Farther from the surface

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Define anterior/ventral

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Front or frontside

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Define posterior/dorsal

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Back or backside

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Define supine

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Face up

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Define prone

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Face down

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What is the left/right plane of the body?

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Sagittal

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What is the midline plane of the body?

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Midsagittal

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What plane of the body is front/back?

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Coronal or Frontal

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What is the upper/lower plane of the body?

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Transverse or Horizontal

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What are the two major regions of the body?

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Axial and appendicular

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Define Cervical

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Neck

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Define Cephalic

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Head

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Define Thoracic

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Chest

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Define Sternal

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Anterior middle of the thorax

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Define Brachial

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Upper arm

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Define Antebrachial

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Forearm

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Define Palmar

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Palm

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Define Plantar

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Sole of the foot

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Define Cubital

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Anterior elbow

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Define Olecranal

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Posterior elbow

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Define Axillary

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Armpit

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Define Abdominal

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Region inferior to the diaphragm and superior to the hip bones

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Define Perineal

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Diamond shaped region that contains the anus and reproductive organs

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Define Gluteal

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Buttocks

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Define Lumbar

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Lower back

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Define Sacral

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Posterior region between the hip bones. Tailbone

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Define Pubic

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Anterior region of the hips

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Define Inguinal

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Junction between the hip and thigh

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Define Popliteal

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Posterior knee

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Define Cural

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Lower leg

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Define Femoral

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Thigh

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Define Nasal

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Nose

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Define Oral

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Mouth

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Define Acromial or Deltoid

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Shoulder

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Define Pedal or Pes

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Foot

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Define Hallux

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The big toe

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Define Patellar

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Kneecap

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Define Orbital

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Eye

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Define Tarsal

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Ankle

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Define Calcaneal

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Heel

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Define Coxal

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Hip

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Define Otic or Auricular

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Ear

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Define Digital

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Fingers and toes

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Define Phalanges

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Fingers and toes

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Define Occipital

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Posterior skull

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Define Manus

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Hand

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Define Scapular

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Shoulder blades

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Define Carpal

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Wrist

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Define Pollex

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Thumbs

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What is another term for a joint?

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Articulation

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What is a condyle?

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A rounded articular surface. Like a knuckle.

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What are the six general terms for projections on a bone that serve as attachment sites for tendons and ligaments?

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  1. Epicondyle
  2. Tuberosity
  3. Trochanter
  4. Tubercle
  5. Spine
  6. Process
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What is a shallow depression in a bone?

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Fossa

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What is a hole in a bone?

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Foramen

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What is the plural of foramen?

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Foramina

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Name the nine abdominalpelvic regions.

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  1. Right hypochondriac region
  2. Epigastric region
  3. Left hypochondriac region
  4. Right lumbar region
  5. Umbilical region
  6. Left lumbar region
  7. Right iliac region
  8. Hypogastric region
  9. Left iliac region

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