Week 1 Vocabulary Flashcards by Natalie Morcote

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Cephalic

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Pertains to the head

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Axial

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Pertaining to the central part of the body

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Cranial

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Pertains to portion of skill surrounding the brain

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Facial

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Pertains to face

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Frontal

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Pertains to forehead

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Orbital

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Pertains to eye

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Otic

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Pertains to ear

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Nasal

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Pertains to nose

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Buccal

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Pertains to cheek

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Oral

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Pertains to mouth

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Mental

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Pertains to chin

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Occipital

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Pertains to back of head

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Cervical

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Pertains to neck

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Thoracic

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Pertains to chest

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Sternal

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Pertains to breast bone

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Pectoral

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Pertains to chest

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Mammary

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Pertains to breast

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Abdominal

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Pertains to abdomen

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Umbilical

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Pertains to naval

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Coxal

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Pertains to hip

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Pelvic

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Pertains to pelvis

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Pubic

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Pertains to genital area

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Dorsal

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Pertains to back

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Scapular

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Pertains to shoulder blade region

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Vertebral

Pertains to spinal column

Lumbar

Pertains to lower back (between lowest rib and buttocks)

Appendicular

Pertains to the extremities

Acromial

Pertains to highest point of shoulder

Axillary

Pertains to armpit

Brachial

Pertains to the arm

Antecubital

Pertains to anterior surface of elbow

Olecranal

Pertains to posterior surface of elbow

Antebrachial

Pertains to forearm

Carpal

Pertains to wrist

Manual

Pertains to hand

Palmer

Pertains to palm of hand

Digital

Pertains to digits (fingers and toes)

Inguinal

Pertains to groin where thigh attaches to pelvis

Gluteal

Pertains to buttocks

Femoral

Pertains to thigh

Patellar

Pertains to anterior surface of knee

Popliteal

Pertains to posterior surface of knee

Crural

Pertains to anterior surface of leg

Fibular

Pertains to lateral side of leg

Sural

Pertains to posterior surface of leg

Tarsal

Pertains to ankle

Pedal

Pertains to foot

Plantar

Pertains to sole of foot

Calcaneal

Pertains to heel

Superior

Above

Inferior

Below

Anterior (ventral)

Front of body

Posterior (dorsal)

Back of body

Medial

Closer to midline of body

Lateral

Farther from midline of body

Intermediate

Between two structures

Ipsilateral

On same side of body

Contralateral

On opposite sides of body

Proximal

Nearer to point of attachment of limb to trunk

Distal

Farther from point of attachment of limb to trunk

Superficial

closer to surface of body

Deep

Farther from surface of body

Visceral

Covers the organ

Parietal

Attaches organ to the body

Long bones

Long with a thick compact bone exterior

Short bones

Approximately equal in length and width with only a thin veneer of compact bone

Flat bones

Contain a thin veneer of compact bone

Sesamoid

Small bones that develop in tendons