General Anatomical Terms Flashcards
(119 cards)
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Acetabulum
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Shallow vinegar cup
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Acromion
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Upper most
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Ala
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Wing
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Alveolus
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Small hollow space
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Ampulla
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Little jar
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Anatomy
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To separate or take apart; dissect
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Anastomosis (Anastomoses)
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Opening; natural communication between two vessels
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Apex
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Tip
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Aponeurosis
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Tendinous expansion
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Arch
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a bow
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Ascending
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Traveling superiorly
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Axilla
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Armpit
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Azygos
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Unpaired
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Base
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The lower part or foundation
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Brachium
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Arm; shorter, so specifically arm, not forearm
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Brevis
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short
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canal
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narrow tube or channel
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cardiac
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related to the heart
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carpal
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related to the wrist
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cecum
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blind gut
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celiac
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belly
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cephalic
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cranial; pertaining to the head
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colic
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referring to the colon
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condyle
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Knuckle; rounded protuberance
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Constrictor
Structure designed to close off a passage way
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Coracoid
Crow's beak
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Coronoid
hooked/curved
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corpus
body
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cortex
external layer, bark, shell, rind
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costal
Related to the ribs
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coxa
hip
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crest
ridge or elongated prominence
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cruciate
cross shaped
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Crus (Crura)
leg(s)
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cutaneous
pertaining to the skin
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cystic
bladder
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descending
traveling inferiorly
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Dexter/Dextral
On the right side; pertaining to the right side
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Dilator
Structure designed to dilate an opening
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Duodenum
12 at a time (12 finger breadths in length)
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epiploic
omentum
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extension
To increase the angle between the bones forming a joint
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Extrinsic
Coming from the outside
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facet
Small face; smooth area on a bone
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falciform
sickle shaped
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fascia
a band
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fimbria
fringe
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fissure
a groove, cleft or slit
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Foramen (Foramina)
A passage or opening; hole
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fornix
arch
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fossa
shallow depression
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Fovea
Pit or cup like depression
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fundus
Part of hollow organ far from mouth of that organ
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gastric
stomach
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genu
knee
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haustrum
drawer
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hepatic
liver
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hiatus
gap, cleft or opening
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hilum
Region where vessels enter or exit an organ
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Infundibulum
Funnel-shaped
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inguinal
groin
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intrinsic
Belonging solely to that part; situated entirely within
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isthemus
Narrow connection between two bodies
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Jejunum
empty
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lamina
thin, flat layer
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levator
lifter
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linea alba
white line
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longus
long
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lumborum
lumbar region
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magnum
great
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median
central or middle
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medulla
innermost part
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mesentary
double layer of peritoneum
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metrium
uterus
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notch
deep indentation or narrow gap
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omos
shoulder
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Parietal
Pertaining to the walls of a cavity
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pecten
comb
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pectoral
Pertaining to the chest wall
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pedicle
little foot
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Peritoneum
Stretch around (lining of abdominal wall)
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Phrenic
Pertaining to the thoracic diaphragm
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Piriform
pear shaped
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plexus
braid or gateway
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portal
door orgateway
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process
a bony projection
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Pudendal
Modest; to feel ashamed (external genitalia)
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Pulmonary
Lungs
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Pylorus
Gate guard
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ramus
branch
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raphe
seam
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rectus
straight
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reccurent
Returning; traveling back the way it came
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renal
kidney
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Retinaculum
to retain
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root
proximal end of a structure
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Rugae
Wrinkles or folds
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Salpinx
Tube; trumpet
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Serratus
saw-like
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sheath
Connective tissue tube covering other structures
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Sigmoid
āSā shaped
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Sinister
Left; pertaining to the left side of the body
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sinus
curve, hollow
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skeleton
dried up body
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soma
body
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sphincter
Structure designed to close an opening
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spine
thorn-like process
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splanchnic
pertaining to viscera
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styloid
long and pointed
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teres
round
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Trabeculum
Supporting or anchoring strand
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trochlea
system of pulleys
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Tubercle
little swelling
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tuerosity
Elevated round process of bone
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ventricle
small cavity
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vermiform
worm-like
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vesicle
urinary bladder
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vestibule
space at the entrance to a canal
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visceral
pertaining to the organs
