Terminology Flashcards

(29 cards)

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superior

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towards head/top

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inferior

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towards bottom/away from head

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3
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caudal

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towards tail in quadrupeds

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4
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anterior/ventral

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front

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5
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posterior/dorsal

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back

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6
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medial

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towards midline

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7
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lateral

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away from midline

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8
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palmar

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towards palm of hands (dorsal is opp)

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9
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plantar

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towards sole of foot (dorsal is opp)

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10
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proximal

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toward/near axial skel/main mass of body

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distal

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away from axial skel/main mass of body

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12
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sagittal

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thru midline of body - seps into left and right halves

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13
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coronal

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thru middle of body - seps into anterior and posterior halves

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14
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transverse

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horizontal - seps into upper and lower body

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15
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frankfort horizontal

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skull: btwn lower margin of orbit and upper margin of auditory canal

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16
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fovea or fossa

17
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grooves

18
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holes through bone

A
  • foramen
  • fontanelle
  • aperture
  • meatus
19
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external auditory meatus

20
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foramen magnum

A

hole in skull for spinal cord

21
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fontanelle

A

cartilage covered hole btwn bones of infant skull

22
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mesial

A

dental - toward midline

23
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distal (dental)

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dental - away from midline

24
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buccal

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towards cheek (pre-molars and molars)

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lingual
towards tongue (pre-molars and molars) (opp of buccal)
26
labial
towards lips (opp of lingual)
27
interproximal
contact points btwn teeth (where floss)
28
occulsal
chewing surface
29
incisal
biting surface of tooth