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anatomy |
study of the structure of an organism |
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physiology |
study of the function of the living organism and its parts. |
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dissection |
cutting of parts of the organism, evolved to encompass a more than gross separation of body parts. |
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axial skeleton |
head and trunk, with the spinal chord column being the axis. |
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appendicular skeleton |
includes the upper and lower limbs. |
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neuraxis |
axis of the brain |
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saggital plane |
cut parallel to the median plane and divides the body into left and right portions. |
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transverse plane |
divides body into upper and lower portions. |
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anterior |
front |
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ventral |
pertaining to the belly or front. synonym of anterior in bipeds. |
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coronal section |
front and back portions |
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posterior |
toward the back. opposite of anterior |
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dorsal |
toward back. synonym of posterior for bipeds. |
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rostral |
toward the head, superior |
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peripheral |
away from center |
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superficial |
on or near surface |
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deep |
further from surface |
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distal |
away from midline |
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proximal |
toward root of attachment |
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inferior, caudal |
below |
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prone |
on the belly |
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supine |
on the back |
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lateral |
related to the side |
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medial |
toward the middle |
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flexion |
bending of a joint, usually towards ventral surface |
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extension |
act of pulling two ends further apart, opposite of flexion. |
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hyperextension |
extreme extension |
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dorsiflexion |
flexion that brings dorsal surfaces into closer proximity |
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plantar |
pertaining to the sole of the foot |
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plantar flexion |
flexion of toes of foot |
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inversion |
turn in |
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eversion |
turn out |
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palmar |
pertaining to the palm of hand |
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pronated |
place an organism in the prone position |
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supination |
place on organism in the supinated position |
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ipsi |
same |
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thorax |
chest region |
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abdomen |
external belly, anterior abdominal wall |
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pelvis |
hip bones |
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cranial portion |
part of skull that houses the brain |
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facial part |
part of skull that houses the mouth, pharynx, nasal cavity... |
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upper extremity |
arom from shoulder toelbow, forearm, wrist, and hand |
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lower extremity |
thigh, leg, ankle, foot |
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vertebral canal |
houses spinal chord |
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pericardial cavity |
heart |
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thoracic cavity |
houses lungs |