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Latin and Directional Terms Flashcards

1
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al

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pertaining to

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a

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without

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ab

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away from

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ad

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to, toward

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ante

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before

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anti

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against

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auto

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self

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bene

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good

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bi

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twice, 2

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blast

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precursor, germ cell

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brachi

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arm

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cephal

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head

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cereb

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brain

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chondr

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cartilage

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clast

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break

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com

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with, together

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corpus

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body or mass

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dura

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hard

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ecto

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outside, outer

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endo

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inner, within

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epi

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upon, following

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erythro

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red

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fibr

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fibrous

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hema

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blood

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hyper

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above, excessive

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hypo

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below, deficient

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infra

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under, below

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inter

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between

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intra

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within

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iso

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equal, like

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itis

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inflammation

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juxta

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near, adjacent

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leuko

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white

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macro

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large

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medi

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middle

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meso

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in the middle

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micro

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small

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myo

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muscle

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neuro

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nerve

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osse

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bone

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osteo

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bone

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para

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near, beside

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pathy

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disease

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peri

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surrounding, around

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physio

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nature

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physis

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growth

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poly

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many, much

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pseudo

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false

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quad

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fourfold, 4

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rami

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branch

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semi

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half

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serrat

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saw-edged, toothed

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stria

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stripe, band

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sub

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under, below

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supra

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over, above

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trans

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across

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tri

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threefold, 3

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anterior

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in front of; toward the front surface (the stomach is anterior to the spinal cord)

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posterior

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further back in position; of or nearer the rear or hind end
(the heart is posterior to the sternum)

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dorsal

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toward the back side of the human body (the spinal cord is on the dorsal side of the body)

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ventral

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towards the belly side of the human body (the belly button is on the ventral side of the body)

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superior

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closer to the head

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inferior

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closer to the feet

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cranial

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towards the head end

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caudal

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towards the rear or tail end

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rostral

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towards the nose or the mouth

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medial

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towards the mid-line of the body

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lateral

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away from the midline of the body

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ipsilateral

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on the same side (the right arm is ipsilateral to the right leg)

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contralateral

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on the opposite side

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deep

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closer to the inside, internal to another structure (the skin is superficial to the biceps bracci muscle

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superficial

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closer to the outside, external to another structure

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distal

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farther away from point of attachment to trunk (the wrist is distal to the elbow)

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proximal

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closer to point of attachment to trunk

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coronal plane

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vertical plane, divides body into anterior/posterior

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transverse plane

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horizontal plane dividing the body into superior and inferior sections

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midsagital plane

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vertical plane dividing the body into left and right right down the center

sagital plane follows this

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Anatomy and Phys LAB (3 decks)

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