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91 Cards in this Set
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anatomical position (directional terms)
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universal position standing upward w/ palms facing outward
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medial (directional terms)
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close to center line of the body
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lateral (directional terms)
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away from the center line of the body
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proximal (directional term)
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closer to the sight of attachment
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distal (directional term)
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further away from the sight of attachment
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superior (directional term)
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closer to head
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inferior (directional term)
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closer to trunk (away from head)
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superficial (directional term)
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toward surface
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deep (directional term)
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more internal
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anterior (directional term)
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front of body
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posterior (directional term)
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back of body
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dorsal (directional term)
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posterior
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ventral (directional term)
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anterior
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fossa (structural term)
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depression
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fovea (structural term)
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small depression
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foramen (structural term)
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hole (plural form=foramina)
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process (structural term)
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any part of the bone that sticks out (projection of a bone)
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spine (structural term)
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sharp slender often pointed bony projection
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tuberosity (structural term)
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larger rounded bony projection, may be roughened
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condyle (structural term)
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rounded surface projection on bone, used to form a joint, often articulates with a fossa
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epicondyle(structural term)
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used for muscle attachment, raised bony area on or above a condyle
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sagittal (planes of body)
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divides the body into right and left (doesn't need to be equal)
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midsagittal (planes of the body)
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divides the body right down the center at midline
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coronal (planes of the body)
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divides the body into anterior and posterior parts
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transverse (planes of the body)
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any plane that divides the body into a superior and inferior parts
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cervical (regions of the body)
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neck
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cephalic (regions of the body)
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head
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thoracic (regions of the body)
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chest
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brachium (regions of the body)
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arm between shoulder and elbow
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antecubital (regions of the body)
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area anterior to elbow
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antebrachium (regions of the body)
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forearm between elbow and wrist
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palmar (regions of the body)
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palm of hand
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planter (regions of the body)
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sole of the foot
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axillary (regions of the body)
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armpit
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gluteal (regions of the body)
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buttock area
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lumbar (regions of the body)
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lower back on both sides of spine
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sacral (regions of the body)
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between two gluteal areas
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pubic (regions of the body)
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anterior genital area
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inguinal (regions of the body)
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anterior area at junction of lower extremity o trunk of body
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popliteal (regions of the body)
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knee area
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leg (regions of the body)
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between the knee and ankle
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thigh (regions of the body)
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between hip and knee
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origin (muscle terminology)
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the attachment of a muscle on the less moveable bone (usually proximal)
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insertion (muscle terminology)
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the attachment of a muscle on the more moveable bone (usually distal)
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innervation (muscle terminology)
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the nerve supply to a part
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tendons (muscle terminology)
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cords of dense regular connective tissue that attach muscle to bone
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aponeurosis (muscle terminology)
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sheetlike tendons
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flexion (muscle terminology)
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decreasing the angle between two bones
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extensions (muscle terminology)
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increasing the angle between two bones
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abductuion (muscle terminology)
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moving a limb away from the body midline
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adduction (muscle terminology)
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moving a limb toward the body midline
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protraction (muscle terminology)
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moving a body part in the anterior direction
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retraction (muscle terminology)
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moving a body part in the posterior direction
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rotation (muscle terminology)
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turning a bone toward its own long axis
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supination (muscle terminology)
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rotating the forearm (laterally) so that the palm faces anteriorly
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pronation (muscle terminology)
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rotating the forearm (medially) so that the palm faces posteriorly
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inversion (muscle terminology)
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turning the sole of the foot medially
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eversion (muscle terminology)
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turning the sole of the foot laterally
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dorsiflexion (muscle terminology)
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lifting the foot so that its superior surface approaches the shin
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plantar flexion (muscle terminology)
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pointing the toes/ ankle downward
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ipsilateral (muscle terminology)
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on the same side
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contralateral (muscle terminology)
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on opposite side
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af- (prefix)
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toward
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alb- (prefix)
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white
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cardi- (prefix)
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heart
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cerebro- (prefix)
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brain
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den- (prefix)
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tooth
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ef- (prefix)
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away
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endo- (prefix)
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within; inner
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epi- (prefix)
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over; above
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-ferent (suffix)
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carry
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gastr- (prefix)
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stomach
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gloss- (prefix)
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tongue
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hepat- (prefix)
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liver
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infra- (prefix)
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below; beneath
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inter- (prefix)
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between
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labi- (prefix)
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lip
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myo- (prefix)
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muscle
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neuro- (prefix)
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nerve
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oculo- (prefix)
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eye
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para- (prefix)
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beside; near
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peri- (prefix)
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around
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pariet- (prefix)
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wall
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post- (prefix)
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after; behind
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pre- (prefix)
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before; ahead
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pulm- (prefix)
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lung
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ren- (prefix)
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kidney
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sub- (prefix)
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beneath; under
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supra- (prefix)
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above; upon
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sym- (prefix)
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together
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viscer- (prefix)
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organ
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