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92 Cards in this Set
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superior
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towards the head
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inferior
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towards the feet
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anterior
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in front of; toward surface
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posterior
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in back of; toward back
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medial
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toward the midline of the body
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lateral
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away from midline of the body
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dorsal
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in the back of a human body
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ventral
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bellyside of the human body
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proximal
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closest to point of attachment to trunk
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distal
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furthest point of attachment to trunk
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superficial
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on outside
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deep
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on inside
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abdominal
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abdomen
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antebrachial
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forearm
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antecubital
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front of elbow
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axillary
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armipit
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brachial
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arm
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buccal
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cheek
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carpal
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wrist
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coxal
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hip
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crural
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shin
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digital
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fingers, toes
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femoral
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thigh
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frontal
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forehead
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hallux
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big toe
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inguinal
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groin
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mammary
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breast
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mental
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chin
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nasal
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nose
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oral
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mouth
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orbital
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eye
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palmar
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palm
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patellar
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kneecap
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pedal
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foot
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pelvic
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pelvis
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peroneal
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genital region
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pollex
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thumb
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pubic
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genital region
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sternal
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breast bone
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tarsal
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ankle
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thoracic
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chest
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umbilical
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navel
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acromial
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point of shoulder blade
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calcaneal
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heal of foot
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cephalic
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head
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dorsum
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back
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gluteal
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buttocks
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lumbar
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inferior back
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manus
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hand
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occipital
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base of skull
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olecranal
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back of elbow
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otic
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ear
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perineal
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area between anus
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plantar
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sole of foot
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popliteal
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back of knee
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sacral
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between hips
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scapular
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should blade
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sural
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calf
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vertbral
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spinal cord
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dorsal body cavity
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protects
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simple squamous epithelium
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rapid diffusion, filtration, secretion; air sacs in lungs, lining of lumen of lymph vessels and blood vesselsl serious membrane of body cavities
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simple cuboidal epithelium
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absorption and secretion; kidney tubules, ducts and secretory regions of most glands; surface of ovary; thyroid gland follicles
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nonciliated simple columnar epithelium
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absorption and secretion, secretion of mucin; lining of most digestive tract
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ciliated simple columnar epithelium
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secretion of mucin and movement of mucus along apical surface of epithelium by ceilia, oocyte movement through uterine tube; larger bronchioles of respiratory tract and lining of uterine tubes
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pseudostratified columnar epithelium
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protection, ciliated form also involved in movement of mucus across surface by ciliary action; ciliated form lines larger airways of respiratory tract, including nasal cavity, part of pharynx, larynx, trachea, and bronchi, nonciliated form is rare- lines part of the male urethra and apidiymis
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nonkeratinzed stratified squamous epithelium
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protection of underlying tissue; lining of oral cavity part of pharynx, esophagus, lining of vagina and anus
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keratinzed stratified squamous epithelium
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protection of underlying tissues; epidermis of skin
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stratified cuboidal epithelium
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protection and secretion; ducts of most exocrine glands and some regions of the male urethra
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stratified columnar epithelium
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protection and secretion; large ducts of salivary glands and in membranous part of male urethra
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transitional epithelium
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distension and relaxation to accommodate urine volume changes in the urinary bladder, ureters, and part of the urethra; lining of urinary bladder, ureters and part of urethra
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condyle
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large, smooth, rounded articulating oval structure
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facet
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small, flat, shallow articulating surface
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head
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prominent rounded epiphysis
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trochlea
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smooth, grooved, pulley-like articular process
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alveolus
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deep pit or socket in the maxillae or mandble
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fossa
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flattened or shallow depression
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sulcus
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narrow groove
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crest
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narrow, prominent ridgelike projection
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epicondyle
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projection adjacent to a condyle
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line
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low ridge
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line
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low ridge
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process
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any marked bony prominence
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ramus
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angular extenstion of a bone relative to the rest of the structure
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spine
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pointed, slender process
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trochnater
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massive, rough projection found only on the femur
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tubercle
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small round projection
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tuberosity
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large, rough projection
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canal
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passageway through a bone
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fissure
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narro slitlike opening through a bone
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foramen
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rounded passageway through a bone
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meatus
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passageway through a bone
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sinus
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cavity or hollow space in abone
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