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40 Cards in this Set
- Front
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anatomical position
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body with arms by side, palms forward
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anterior
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in front
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appendicular
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the skeleton of the limbs
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axial
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the skeleton of the head and trunk
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caudal
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toward the tail
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cranial
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toward the head
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distal (of body)
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away from the center of the body
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dorsal
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on back
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external
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outside of
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inferior
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lower
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lateral
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to the side, away from midline
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longitudinal
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coursing or placed lengthwise (opposite of transverse)
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medial
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toward the midline
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posterior
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behind, to the back
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pronation
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rotation of the hand and forearm so that the palm faces dorsally or toward the body
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proximal
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toward the center of the body
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sagittal section
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any section of the body parallel to mid-sagittal plane
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superficial
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near the surface
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superior
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above, top
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supination
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the turning of the palm of the hand upward
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transverse
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any crosswise section
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ventral
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in front
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vertex
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top, highest point
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buccal
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toward the cheek
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distal (in mouth)
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at greatest distance from the anterior midline of the mouth
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labial
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toward the lips
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lingual
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toward the tongue
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mesial
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toward the anterior midline of the mouth
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Frankfort plane
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plane of reference in which the cranium is placed in a position in which the lower border of the eye and the upper border of the ear are in the same horizontal plane
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cavity
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an open area
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condyle
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rounded process at the point of articulation with another bone
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crest
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a projecting ridge
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diaphysis
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the shaft of the bone
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epiphysis
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a process of bone initially attached to another piece of bone by cartilage, and usually later consolidated with it by bone
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foramen
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a hole or opening
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fossa
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a pit, depression or cavity
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meatus
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a canal
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process
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any outgrowth or projection of bone
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tubercle
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a small, knob-like projection on bone
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tuberosity
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a large, rough eminence projection on bone
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