Anat/phys Terms

Front 1

lateral

Back 1

the position of a structure in reference to the body's midline. towards the left or right side of body is lateral

Front 2

medial

Back 2

denotes the relative position of a structure in reference to the body's midline. closest to the midline is medial (medial - midline)

Front 3

proximal

Back 3

as an anatomical position - nearest the center of the body

Front 4

distal

Back 4

as an anatomical position - most distant from the center of the body

Front 5

long bone

Back 5

one of four types of bones, includes humerus, radius, ulna, tibia, fibula and femur

Front 6

short bones

Back 6

one of the four types of bones, includes all of metacarpals and phalanges in hands, metatarsals and phalanges in feet and clavicle

Front 7

flat bones

Back 7

one of the four types of bones, thin and have flat surfaces, include sternum and scapula

Front 8

irregular bones

Back 8

one of the four types of bones, short and irregular shaped, include bones in the vertebral column, carpal bones in hands, tarsal bones in feet and the patella

Front 9

trochlea

Back 9

latin for pulley; in anatomy refers to a grooved structure reminiscent of a pulley's wheel

Front 10

yellow marrow

Back 10

bone marrow involved in fat storage

Front 11

red marrow

Back 11

bone marrow involved in producing red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets

Front 12

gomphosis

Back 12

type of joint in which a cone shaped process is fastened in a bony socket p. 262

Front 13

sydesmosis

Back 13

type of joint in which long fibers of connective tissue unite bones

Front 14

suture

Back 14

immovable joint such as that between flat bones of the skull