Language of Anatomy Flashcards
Memorization (48 cards)
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Cephalic
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Head
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Cervical
A
Neck region
3
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Abdominal
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Anterior body trunk region between thoracic diaphragm superiorly and pelvic brim inferiorly
4
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Thoracic
A
Chest
5
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pelvic
A
Pelvis region
6
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Pubic
A
Genital region
7
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Manus
A
Hand
8
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Pedal
A
Foot
9
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Dorsal
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Back
10
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Axial
A
Relating to the head, neck, and trunk; axis of body
11
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Appendicular
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relating to limbs and their attachments
12
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superior
A
above
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inferior
A
below
14
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anterior
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front (face, chest, abdomen)
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posterior
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back
16
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medial
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toward midline or median plane (sternum to ribs)
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lateral
A
away for midline or median plane (nose to ear)
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cranial
A
toward the head
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caudal
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toward tail
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ventral
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belly side
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dorsal
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back side
22
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deep internal
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away from body surface
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proximal
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nearer trunk or attached end
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distal
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farther from trunk or point of attachment
25
superficial external
toward or at body surface
26
sagittal plane
divides body into right and left parts
27
midsagittal
equal part division
28
frontal plane or coronal
divides the body or an organ into anterior and posterior parts
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transverse plane
runs horizontally, divides body into superior and inferior parts
30
cross sections
when organs are sectioned along a transverse plane
31
cranial cavity
lies within rigid skull and encases brain
32
vertebra (spinal) cavity
runs through bony vertebral column to enclose spinal cord
33
superior thoracic cavity
separated from rest of the ventral cavity by the diaphragm, lungs, and heart within the thoracic cavity
34
abdominopelvic cavity
inferior to diaphragm
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superior abdominal cavity
houses stomach, intestines, liver, etc.
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inferior pelvic cavity
partially enclosed by bony pelvis and contains reproductive organs, bladder, and rectum
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serousa or serous membrane
walls and outer organ surfaces are covered in the double-layered membrane, compartmentalized preventing infections from spreading between organs
38
parictal serosa
membrane lining cavity walls, continuous with visceral serosa
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visceral serosa
covers external organ surfaces within cavity
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peritoneum
abdominal cavity
41
pleura
lungs
42
pericardium
heart
43
oral cavity
mouth, tongue, teeth
44
nasal cavity
posterior to nose
45
orbital cavity
houses eyes
46
middle ear cavity
medial to the eardrum
47
synovial cavity
joint cavities, vertebrae, hip joints, knee joints
48
synovial fluid
lubricating fluid (fluid-filled joints) reducing friction
