Exam 1

Question 0

What does Anterior mean

Answer 0

Front facing (similar to ventral)

Question 1

What is anatomical position

Answer 1

Body with arms by its side, palms forward facing

Question 2

What does Appendicular mean

Answer 2

Skeleton of the limbs

Question 3

What does axial mean

Answer 3

The skeleton of the head and the trunk

Question 4

What does Caudal mean

Answer 4

Towards the tail

Question 5

What is the Coronal Plane

Answer 5

Parallel to the coronal structure

Question 6

Cranial

Answer 6

Towards the head

Question 7

Distal

Answer 7

Away from the truck of the body along a limb

Question 8

Dorsal

Answer 8

In back ( similar to posterior )

Question 9

External

Answer 9

Outside of

Question 10

Inferior

Answer 10

Lower

Question 11

Internal

Answer 11

Inside of

Question 12

Lateral

Answer 12

Perpendicularly away from midsagittal plane

Question 13

Longitudinal

Answer 13

Coursing or placed lengthwise

Question 14

Medial

Answer 14

Perpendicularly towards the midsattigal plane

Question 15

Posterior

Answer 15

Behind, to the back ( similar to dorsal )

Question 16

Pronation

Answer 16

Rotation of the hand and forearm so that the palm faces dorsally or towards the body

Question 17

Promixal

Answer 17

Towards the trunk of the body along the limb

Question 18

Sagittal section

Answer 18

Any section of the body parallel to the Sagittal suture of the cranium ( figure 3.2 )

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Superficial

Answer 19

Near the surface

Question 20

Superior

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Above, top

Question 21

Supination

Answer 21

Turning the palm of the hand anteriorly

Question 22

Transverse

Answer 22

Any crosswise section

Question 23

Ventral

Answer 23

In front ( similar to anterior)

Question 24

Cavity ( cavities )

Answer 24

An open area

Question 25

Condyle ( condyles )

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Rounded process at the point of articulation with another bond

Question 26

Crest ( crests )

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A projecting ridge

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Diaphysis ( disphyses )

Answer 27

The shaft of the bone

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Epiphysis ( epiphyses )

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The process of bone initially attached to another piece of bone by cartilage and usually later consolidated with it by bone

Question 29

Fontanelle ( fontanelles )

Answer 29

Membrane space between cranial bone in fetal life and infancy

Question 30

Foramen ( foramina )

Answer 30

A hole or opening

Question 31

Fossa ( fossae )

Answer 31

A pit, depression, or cavity

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Meatus ( meatuses )

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A canal

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Process ( processes )

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An outgrowth or prominence of the brain

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Sinus ( sinuses )

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Bone cavity lined with mucous membrane

Question 35

Suture ( sutures )

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Areas of articulation between cranial bone

Question 36

Torus ( tori )

Answer 36

An elevation or prominence

Question 37

Tubercle ( tubercles )

Answer 37

A small, knoblike projection on bone

Question 38

Tuberosity ( tuberosities )

Answer 38

A large, rough eminence or projection on bone