unit 15-16 Anatomical Terms Flashcards
(110 cards)
1
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adip/o-
A
fat
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albumin/o-
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albumin; simple protein
3
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andr/o-
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male
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ankyl/o-
A
stiff, crooked, bent
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arche-
A
first
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aur/o
A
gold
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balan/o
A
penis
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-capnia
A
carbon dioxide
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chem/o
A
chemical, drug
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chlor/o
A
green
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chrom/o
A
color
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circum-
A
around, surround
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corp-
A
body
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crypt/o
A
hidden
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diure
A
to urinate
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ech/o
A
reflected sound
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erg/o
A
work
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eti/o
A
cause of disease
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febrile
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fever
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fovea
A
pit or depression
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jejun/o
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jejunum; middle part of the small intestine
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kyph/o
A
hump
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mandibul/o
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mandible, lower jaw bone
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mandibul/o
A
mandible, lower jaw bone
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metry
process of measurement
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metry
process of measurement
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mortem
death
28
ox/i and oxia
pertaining to oxygen
29
philia
love, affinity
30
poiesis
making or production
31
pupil/a
retina, inner lining of the eye
32
seb/o
oil
33
sepsis
infection
34
stetho
chest
35
tachy
fast
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xanth/o
yellow
37
zoa /zoo
animal
38
acromial
point of the shoulder
39
antebrachial
forearm
40
antecubital
front of elbow
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axillary
armpit
42
brachial
arm
43
buccal
cheek
44
carpal
wrist
45
cephalic
head
46
cervical
neck
47
coxal
hip
48
cranial
skull
49
crural
shin
50
cubital
elbow
51
digital
finger
52
femoral
thigh
53
genital
external reproductive organs
54
gluteal
buttocks
55
inguinal
groin
56
mental
chin
57
nasal
nose
58
occipital
posterior of the head
59
orbital
eye cavity
60
otic
ear
61
palmar
palm
62
patellar
knee
63
pectoral
front of the chest
64
perineal
between the thighs, anus, and the external reproductive organs
65
plantar
sole of the foot
66
popliteal
back of the knee
67
sternal
anterior of rib cage
68
sural
calf of the leg
69
tarsal
ankle
70
thoracic
chest
71
abduction
moving a body part away from the midline of the body
72
adduction
moving a body part toward the midline of the body
73
depression
lowering a part
74
elevation
raising a part
75
plantar flexion
ankle movement pointing the foot downward
76
dorsiflexion
ankle movement bringing the foot toward the shin
77
eversion
turning the sole of the foot outward
78
inversion
turning the sole of the foot inward
79
external rotation
rotation of the hip or shoulder away from the midline
80
internal rotation
rotation of the hip or shoulder toward the midline
81
extension
straghtening of a joint or increasing the angle between two bones
82
flexion
bending of a joint or decreasing the angle between two bones
83
hyperextension
excessive extension of the parts of a joint beyond anatomical position
84
pronation
turning the arm downward (palm down)
85
supination
turning the arm upward (palm up)
86
protraction
moving a part forward
87
retraction
moving a part backward
88
cirumduction
tri-planar circular motion at the hip or shoulder
89
rotation
turning on a single axis
90
radial deviation
movement of the wrist towards the radius or lateral side
91
ulnar deviation
movement of the wrist towards the ulna or medial side
92
sagittal / midsagittal plane
the plane dividing the body into right and left portions.
| (Mid = Equal)
93
frontal / coronal plane
the plane dividing the body into front and back portions
94
transverse / horizontal plane
the plane dividing the body into upper and lower portions
95
superior
refers to a structure being closer to the head or higher than another structure in the body
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inferior
refers to a structure being closer to the feet or lower than another structure in the body
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anterior
refers to a structure being more in front than another structure in the body
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posterior
refers to a structure being more in back than another structure in the body
99
medial
refers to a structure being closer to the midline or median plane of the body than another structure of the body.
100
lateral
refers to a structure being farther away from the midline than another structure of the body.
101
distal
with reference to the extremities only, refers to a structure being further away from the root of the limb than another structure in that limb.
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proximal
with reference to the extremities only,refers to a structure being closer to the root of the limb than another structure in that limb.
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superficial
refers to a structure being closer to the surface of the body than another structure.
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deep
refers to a structure being closer to the core of the body than another structure.
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ventral
toward the front/belly
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dorsal
toward the back
107
prone
laying face down
108
supine
laying face up
109
unilateral
pertaining to one side of the body.
110
bilateral
pertaining to both sides of the body.
