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47 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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anatomical position of humans
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standing straight, facing observer, palms forward, feet forward
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posterior
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behind, toward back, back part
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anterior
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in front of, the front part
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dorsal
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toward the back/spine (usually interior) (same as posterior for humans)
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ventral
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toward the front/belly (usually interior) (same as anterior for humans)
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rostral
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toward the head (usually embryonic)
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caudal
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away from the head, toward the tail/legs (usually embryonic)
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superior
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above
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inferior
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below
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superficial
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at/near/toward surface
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deep
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away from surface
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external
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at/near/toward surface (same as superficial)
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internal
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away from surface (same as deep)
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central
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toward the core, pertaining to the center (CNS=brain, brain stem, spinal cord)
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peripheral
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away from the core (PNS=all other nervous system tissue)
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medial
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toward the midling (must be relative to something else)
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lateral
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away from the midline (must be relative to something else)
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proximal
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toward the core (torso and abdomen)
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distal
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limbs
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ipsilateral
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same side
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contralateral
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opposite side
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anterolateral
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to the front side (roundish things)
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posterolateral
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to the back side (roundish things)
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sagittal/medial
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divided into left and right
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mid-sagittal
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divided exactly into left and right
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coronal/frontal
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divided into front and back
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transverse/horizontal
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divided into upper and lower
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tubercle
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rounded projection (smallest)
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tuberosity
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rounded projection (medium)
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trochanter
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rounded projection (biggest)
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condyle
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knuckle-like ex. jaw hinges to skull
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process
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generic term for bony/cartiledge pominence
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head
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where bone enlarges at the end
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facet
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where two things come together (can be projection or depression)
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crest
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long, like a mountain ridge (usually where 2 bones fused together during development)
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fovea
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shallow and pit-like
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fossa
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deep and pit-like
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sulcus/groove
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furrows (long, narrow depression)
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neck
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where bone narrows before projecting into a head
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foreman
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hole in bone, like a hole-punch
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canal/fissure/meatus
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tubular, long tubes through the bone/cartiledge
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sinus
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cavity in a bone, completely enclosed w/ one hole
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tissue
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group of cells w/ similar structure and function
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epithelial tissue
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provides support for internal structures; connective tissue, sheets, also nails and hair, covers tubes
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epithelial tissue proper
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skin, lines cavities (mucousal tissues)
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mesothelial tissue
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serous membrane, lines body cavities (thoracic, perocardial, abdominal)
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endothelial tissue
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inside, very smooth; single layer of flat cells that line blood vessels and lymph system
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