Anatomical Terms

Front 1

angle

Back 1

area or point of junction of 2 intersecting borders or surfaces

Front 2

adipose

Back 2

of a fatty nature

Front 3

anastomosis

Back 3

connection between blood vessels or between parts of a tube

Front 4

aperture

Back 4

opening or orifice

Front 5

apex

Back 5

top of a structure or the pointed extremity of a conical part

Front 6

aponeurosis

Back 6

flat expanded tendon for the attachment of a flat muscle

Front 7

articulation

Back 7

site of a union or junction between two or more bones in the skeleton

Front 8

atrophy

Back 8

a wasitng away or diminution in the size of a cell, tissue organ or part

Front 9

axilla

Back 9

region of the armpit

Front 10

belly

Back 10

fleshy part of a muscle

Front 11

bifurcate

Back 11

forked; two pronged;having two branches

Front 12

body

Back 12

1. head, neck, trunk, and extremeities; 2. principal part of a structure

Front 13

bolus

Back 13

rounded food mass of soft consistency

Front 14

border

Back 14

bounding line, edge, surface

Front 15

bursa

Back 15

sac or saclinke cavity lined by sunpovial membrane and filled with a viscus fluid; situated at places in which friction would otherwise develop

Front 16

caritlage

Back 16

type of connective tissue

Front 17

chyme

Back 17

semifluid homogenous creamy material produced by the gastic digestion of food

Front 18

collateral

Back 18

accompanying, running by the side of, or accessory to the main structure

Front 19

contralateral

Back 19

situatied on or pertaining to the opposite side of the body

Front 20

convoluted

Back 20

rolled together or coiled

Front 21

costal

Back 21

pertaining to a rib or ribs

Front 22

cricoid

Back 22

ring shaped

Front 23

cruciate/cruciform

Back 23

shaped like a cross

Front 24

crus

Back 24

leg, from knee to foot; any leg-like structure

Front 25

dactylus

Back 25

finger or toe; a toe as distinguished from a finger

Front 26

diaphysis

Back 26

shaft of a long bone

Front 27

digit

Back 27

finger or toe; specifically a finger as distinguished from a dactylus toe

Front 28

dissect

Back 28

cut apart or separated; separate along natural lines by cutting or tearing connective framework, instead of making a wide incision

Front 29

epiphysis

Back 29

extremity or head of a long bone

Front 30

extrinsic

Back 30

originating outside of a particular structure or part of the body

Front 31

fascia

Back 31

sheet of fibrous tissue enveloping the body beneath the skin; a sheet of fibrous tissue which encloses individual muscles or groups of muscles

Front 32

falciform

Back 32

crescentic or sickle shaped

Front 33

finger

Back 33

one o f the digits of the hand

Front 34

hilus

Back 34

a depression in an organ where the vessels and nerves enter or leave

Front 35

hyoid

Back 35

shaped like the letter U

Front 36

inguinal

Back 36

pertaining to the groun; the region of the body between the pubis and iliac crest

Front 37

insertion

Back 37

the place of attachment of a muscle which is the most movable or the farthest from the midline

Front 38

intercostal

Back 38

situated between the ribs

Front 39

intrinsic

Back 39

situated within or pertaining exclusively to a particular part of the body; originating within a particular structure or part of the body

Front 40

ligament

Back 40

fibrous tissue that binds bones or cartilages together; fibrous tissue that is related to soft tissues but is cord like in appearance

Front 41

lumen

Back 41

the cavity or channel within a tube or tubular organ

Front 42

mediastinum

Back 42

median septum or partition; the most common use of the term refers to the middle region of the thoraz which contains the heart, great vessels, esophagus, trachea, phrenic nerves and vagus nerves

Front 43

mesentery

Back 43

general term for a double layer of peritoneum; specifically the peritoneum that attaches the small intestin to the posterior abdominal wall

Front 44

navicular

Back 44

boat shaped

Front 45

odontoid

Back 45

like a tooth

Front 46

omentum

Back 46

fold of peritoneum connecting the abdomenal visera with the stomach

Front 47

origin

Back 47

attachment of a muscle that is least movable or closet to the midline; 2. the sit of emergence of a peripheral nerve from the central nervous system

Front 48

parietal

Back 48

pertaining to the coverings of the walls of the body cavity

Front 49

peristalsis

Back 49

worm like movements by which the alimentary canal or other tubular organs which are porovided with both longitudinal and cirucular muscle fibers, propel their contents; it consists of a wave of contraction passing along the tube

Front 50

peritoneum

Back 50

seous membrane that lines the abdominal cavity, forms mesenteries, and covers the abdominal viscera; the peritoneum has parietal and visceral divisions

Front 51

peroneal

Back 51

pertaining to the outer side of the leg

Front 52

phalanx

Back 52

one of the long bones of the fingers or toes

Front 53

phrenic

Back 53

pertainig to the diaphram

Front 54

piriform

Back 54

pear shaped

Front 55

pisiform

Back 55

like a pea in shape and size

Front 56

pleura

Back 56

the serous membrane covering the liungs and lining the walls of the throacic cavity

Front 57

plexus

Back 57

braided network expecially of nerves veins or lymphatics

Front 58

portal

Back 58

1 gateway or entranceway, especially that of the liver 2 a portal veitn is a vein between two capillary networks

Front 59

psoas

Back 59

pertainig to the loin- the part of the back between the ribs and hip bone

Front 60

ramus

Back 60

plate like branch of a bone nerve or vessel

Front 61

retinaculum

Back 61

special fascial thickening which helps to retain a structure in its place

Front 62

sciatic

Back 62

pertaining to the ischium of the pelvis

Front 63

semilunar

Back 63

resembling a crescent or half moon

Front 64

serrate

Back 64

saw toothed

Front 65

sigmoid

Back 65

shaped like the letter s

Front 66

sphincter

Back 66

a ring like muscel enclosing a natural orifice

Front 67

symphysis

Back 67

type of joint

Front 68

systemic anatomy

Back 68

method of approching the study of human anatomy... by system

Front 69

tendon

Back 69

finrous tissue securing a muscle to its attahcment

Front 70

thyroid

Back 70

resembling a shield

Front 71

toe

Back 71

one of the digits of the feet

Front 72

trunk

Back 72

1 the body excluding the head and extremities 2 a primary nerve or vessel before its division

Front 73

unilateral

Back 73

pertaining to only one side of the body

Front 74

valve

Back 74

a membranous fold in a canal or passage which prevents the reflux of the contents

Front 75

vermiform

Back 75

shaped like a worm

Front 76

viscera

Back 76

the soft parts; the internal organs

Front 77

visceral

Back 77

pertaining to internal organs or the covering sof the internal organs

Front 78

xiphoid

Back 78

shaped like a sword

Front 79

medial
lateral

Back 79

nearer the midline
farther from the midline

Front 80

radial
ulnar

Back 80

side of teh extremity on which the radius is located- thumb side
side of the extremeity on which the ulna is located

Front 81

tibial
fibular

Back 81

side of the extremity on which the tibia is located-big toe
side of the extremity on which the fibula is located

Front 82

anterior
posterior

Back 82

situated before or toward the front
situated toward the rear or in back of

Front 83

ventral
dorsal

Back 83

belly side of the animal
back side fo the animal

Front 84

superior
inferior

Back 84

upper, nearer to the crown of the head
lower, farther from the crown of the head

Front 85

cranial
caudal

Back 85

head end fo the animal
tail end fo the animal

Front 86

proximal
distal

Back 86

nearer to the root of a limb or closer to any point fo reference
further from the root of a limb; further from any point of reference

Front 87

palmar
volar
plantar

Back 87

palm side of the hand and fingers
palm side f the hand and fingers or the sole side of the foot and toes
sole side of the foot and toes

Front 88

invagination
evagination

Back 88

infolding of one portion of a structure within another portion of the same structure
outpocketing of a structure

Front 89

superficial
deep

Back 89

nearer to the surface
farhter from the surface

Front 90

ipsilateral
contralateral

Back 90

pertaining to the same side
pertaining to the opposidt side