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45 Cards in this Set
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distal
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location farther fr/ origin of structure or awary fr/ attachment of appendage/limb.
i.e. fingers distal to wrist. |
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superficial
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location toward or at the surface of the body/structure.
i.e. ribs sf to lungs. |
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abdomen
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pertaining to part of body between repiratory diaphragm and the pelvis.
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digital
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pertaining to the fingers or toes
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antebrachium
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the forearm or part of upper extremity between the elbow and the wrist.
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digiti
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fingers or toes.
singular is digit. |
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antecubital fossa
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pertaining to the area located at the front of the elbow
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dorsum
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vertebral aspect, or back of the body
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axilla
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sm. hollow area under arm (armpit) where the arm joins the body
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face
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region of head fr/ forehead to chin
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axillary
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pertaining to the axilla
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facial
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pertaining to the face
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brachial
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pertaining to the arm
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femoral
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pertaining to the thigh or to the femur
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brachium
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the arm
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frontal
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pertaining to the forehead
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bucca
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cheek
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genitalia
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the reproductive organs
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buccal
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pertaining to the cheek
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genu
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the knee, site of articulation between the thigh and the leg
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calcaneal
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pertaining to the heel, or heel bone (the calcaneus)
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gluteal
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pertaining to the buttocks
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sacral
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pertaining to the area at the sacrum (or to the sacrum)
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thorax
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pertaining to the chest, the part of the body between the neck and the respiratory diapgragm
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carpal
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pertaining to the wrist
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groin
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lowest part of abdominal wall where the abdomen junctions with the thigh.
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carpus
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wrist
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hallux
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pertaining to the greater toe
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cervical
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pertaining to the neck
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inguinal
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pertaining to the groin
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cranial
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pertaining to the bones of the head except those of the face and mandible.
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loin
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part of the back between the thorax and the pelvis.
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cranium
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bones of the head except those of the face and mandible.
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lumbar
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pertaining to the loin
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crural
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pertaining to the leg
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mamma
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the breast
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crus
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leg, fr/ knee to foot
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mammary
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pertaining to the breast
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cubitus
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joint between arm, forearm and elbow
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manus
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the hand
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pollex
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the thumb, 1st digit of hand
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oral
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pertaining to the mouth
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plantar
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pertaining to the sole of the foot
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occipital
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pertaining to the occiput, or back of the head
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pelvis
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pertaining to the part of the body under the abdomen, bounded by hip bones, sacrum and coccyx.
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