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72 Cards in this Set
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Cranial/cephalic |
The head end |
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Caudal |
The tail end |
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Ventral |
The belly side |
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Dorsal |
The back side |
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Superior |
The upper portion, or that which is above |
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Inferior |
The lower portion, or that which is below |
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Supra |
Descriptive prefix meaning above |
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Infra |
Descriptive prefix meaning below |
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Anterior |
The forward surface or toward the front |
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Posterior |
The rear surface or toward the rear |
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Medial |
Refers to a location nearer the midline than another location |
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Lateral |
Refers to a location farther from the midline than another location |
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Proximal |
Nearer the main axis of the body, or nearer the point of attachment |
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Distal |
Away from the main axis of the body, or away from the point of attachment |
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Superficial |
At or near the surface |
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Deep |
Away from the surface |
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Transverse/cross |
A plane that extends from left to right and from dorsal to central, giving cranial and caudal portions |
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Sagittal |
A plane that extends from cranial to caudal diving the body into right and left portions |
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Midsagittal |
A plane that extends from cranial to caudal passing through the midline to divide the body into left and right halves. |
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Frontal/coronal |
A plane that extends from left to right and cranial to caudal, giving dorsal and ventral portions |
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Alveolus |
A deep pit or socket in the maxillae or mandible |
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Articulation |
The junction of two bones |
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Auricular |
Ear shaped |
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Bifid |
Cleft into two parts or branches |
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Canal, meatus |
A passageway through the bone |
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Capitulum |
A little head |
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Concha |
A spiral structure like a seashell |
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Condyle |
A large, smooth, rounded articulating oval structure |
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Coracoid |
Describing a projection like a crow's beak |
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Coronoid |
Describing a triangular projection ending in a sharp point |
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Costal |
Associated with or part of the ribs |
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Crest |
A narrow, prominent ridge like projection |
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Cribriform |
Perforated like a sieve |
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Cuneiform |
Wedge shaped |
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Demifacet |
Half of a facet, part of an articular surface shared by two adjacent bones |
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Diaphysis |
The middle portions of a long bone, the shaft |
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Eminence |
An elevation or projection, especially on a bone |
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Epicondyle |
A projection adjacent to a condyle |
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Epiphysis |
The end of a long bone |
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Facet |
A small, flat, shallow articulating surface |
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Fissure |
A narrow, slit like opening through a bone |
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Foramen |
A rounded passageway through a bone |
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Fossa |
A flattened or shallow depression |
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Fovea |
A small depression |
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Glenoid |
Shaped like a shallow socket |
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Head |
A prominent, round epiphysis |
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Hiatus |
A gap |
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Lamina |
A thin, flat plate |
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Line |
A low ridge, less prominent than a crest |
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Malleolus |
A club-shaped or hammer-shaped process |
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Mastoid |
Breast shaped |
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Neck |
A constricted portion adjacent to a head |
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Notch |
An indentation or v shaped depression |
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Nuchal |
Associated with the nape of the neck |
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Pedicle |
A supporting column or stalk |
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Petrous |
Like a rock |
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Process |
A projection; a bony prominence |
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Promontory |
A high place |
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Pterygoid |
Winglike |
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Ramus |
An angular extension of a bone relative to the rest of the structure, a branch |
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Septum |
A partition |
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Sinus |
A cavity or hollow space in a bone |
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Spine |
A pointed, slender process |
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Squamous |
Flat, scale like |
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Styloid |
Pointed, pen like |
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Sulcus |
A narrow groove |
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Suture |
The line of Union in an immovable articulation |
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Trochanter |
A massive, rough projection found only on the femur |
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Trochlea |
A smooth , grooved pulley like articular process |
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Tubercle |
A small, round projection |
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Tuberosity |
A large, rough projection |
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Xiphoid |
Shaped like a sword |
