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40 Cards in this Set
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Abduct |
to draw away from the median line or axis |
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Adduct |
to draw toward the median line or axis |
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afferent |
nerve fiber or blood vessel that "carries toward" a structure or organ |
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alveolus |
pit, sac or socket, "a hollow" |
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anterior |
toward the front or ventral part of the body, abdominal side |
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articulate |
a joining as in a joint, to bind or make tight |
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bifurcate |
to divide into two branches, "fork" |
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canal |
tubular channel comprised of the same tissue through which it travels |
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condyle |
knob or rounded eminence that articulates with another bone |
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crista |
narrow projecting ridge of a bone, "crest" |
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distal |
farthest portion from the main body, away from the point of attachment |
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efferent |
nerve fiber or blood vessel that "carries away" from a structure or organ |
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external |
on the outside or surface of the body, superficial |
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fissure |
narrow opening or slit in a bone |
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foramen |
opening or hole in a bone or membrane, "door" |
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fossa |
shallow, longitudinal depression of a surface, "dig" |
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fovea |
small concave, cup-shaped depression in a bone that articulates with another bone, "pit" |
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frontal |
also termed coronal plane, divides organs into anterior and posterior halves |
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head |
round portion of the proximal end of a bone that articulates with another bone |
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inferior |
situated below or closer to the feet |
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internal |
away from the surface of the body or body part, inside, deep |
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lateral |
lying to the right/left of the median axis, "side" |
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meatus |
canal or passageway through a bone or organ |
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medial |
toward the median axis or inside, "middle" |
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parietal |
referring to the perimeter of the body or of a cavity, "wall" |
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posterior |
toward the back or dorsal part of the body |
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process |
prominence of a bone that projects from the main mass |
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prone |
lying with the face and palms downward |
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proximal |
closest portion to the main body, nearest the point of origin |
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sagittal |
the plane that divides organs into right and left halves, "arrow" |
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sinus |
hollow cavity, passage or recess in a bone or vessel |
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spine |
bone process that is sharp and narrow |
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superior |
situated toward the top or toward the head |
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supine |
lying with the face and palms upward |
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transverse |
horizontal plane or cross section that divides organs into superior and inferior parts |
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trochanter |
one of two bony processes of the femur for muscle attachment |
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tubercle |
small knobby prominence on a bone |
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tuberosity |
roughened, large prominence on a bone for muscle attachment |
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viscera |
referring to internal organs or viscera |
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vascular |
having a blood supply, "vessels" |