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41 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Superior
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Towards top of Head
"UP" |
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Inferior
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Towards Soles of Feet
"DOWN" |
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Cephalad
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Pertaining to Head
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Cranial
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Means Skull
or Head in General ( Both mean superior) |
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Caudad
or Caudel |
Both mean pertaining to Tail
( Both mean Inferior) |
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Transverse Plane
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Horizontal Plane
Front of Body is uppermost Vertebra is lowermost |
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Anterior
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Front
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Posterior
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Back
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Ventral
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Anterior
or Front |
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Dorsal
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Posterior
or Back |
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Coronal Plane
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Separates Front and Back
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Medial
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Toward the midline of the body
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Lateral
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Away from the midline
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Midsgittal Plane
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Divides Left and Right Halves
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Proximal
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Nearest to point of origin
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Distal
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Away from the point of origin
usually refers to the limb Point of origin is attachment to trunk |
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Superficial
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Closest to the surface
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Deep
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Away from the surface
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Contrallateral
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on the opposite side
Stroke on R side of brain affects the L side of body |
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Ipsilater
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Same Side
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Prone
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laying down facing downward in anatomical position
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Supine
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laying down facing upward in anatomical position
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Skeletal System
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Organ system
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Bones
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Organs
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Skeletal Tissue
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Connective
Bone Cartilage Fibrous connective tendon and ligaments Adipose |
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Adipose
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Fat Tissue in bone marrow
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Osseous Tissue
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Called Matrix
Material found between cells |
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Osteoblast
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immature cells
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Osteocytes
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Mature cells
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Osteocytes arrange in
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Circles (Lamella)
Central Canal (Haversian) |
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Periosteum
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Peri- around
Oste - bone Fibrous tissue lining Marrow Cavity |
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Endosteum
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Fiberous tissue lining marrow cavity
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Epipysis
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Swollen end of bone
Holds spongy bone (red bone marrow in cavities) |
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Articular Cartilage
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Outside Epiphysis
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Epiphyseal line
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Growth plate line
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Medullary Cavitity
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Marrow Cavity
( In adults it is filled with yellow Bone Marrow) |
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Compact Bone
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Has osteons
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Spongy Bone
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inside Epiphysis
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Articular Cartilage
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Rubbery tissue of joint
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Diaphysis
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Middle shaft part of long bone
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Vertex
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Top of Head
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