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axial
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relating to head, neck, and trunk, the axis of the body
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appendicular
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relating to the limbs and their attachments to the axis
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abdominal
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pertaining to the anterior body trunk region inferior to the ribs
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acromial
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pertaining to the point of the shoulder
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antebrachial
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pertaining to the forearm
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antecubital
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pertaining to the anterior surface of the elbow
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axillary
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pertaining to the armpit
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buccal
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cheek
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carpal
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wrist
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cervical
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neck region
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coxal
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hip
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crural
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leg
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digital
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fingers or toes
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femoral
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thigh
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fibular (peroneal)
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side of the leg
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frontal
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forehead
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hallux
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great toe
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inguinal
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groin
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mammary
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breast
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mental
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chin
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mental
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chin
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nasal
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nose
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oral
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mouth
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orbital
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bony eye socket (orbit)
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palmar
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palm of the hand
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patellar
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anterior knee (kneecap) region
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pedal
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foot
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pelvic
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pelvis region
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pollex
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thumb
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pubic
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genital region
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sternal
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region of the breastbone
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tarsal
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ankle
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thoracic
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chest
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umbilical
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naval
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acromial
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point of the shoulder
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brachial
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arm
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calcaneal
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heel of the foot
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cephalic
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head
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dorsum
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back
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femoral
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thigh
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gluteal
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buttocks or rump
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lumbar
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area of the back between the ribs and hips; the loin
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manus
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hand
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occipital
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posterior aspect of the head or base of the skull
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olecranal
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posterior aspect of the elbow
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otic
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ear
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perineal
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region between the anus and external genitalia
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plantar
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pertaining to the sole of the foot
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popliteal
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back of the knee
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sacral
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region between hips (overlying the sacrum)
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scapular
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scapula or shoulder blade area
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sural
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calf or posterior surface of the leg
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vertebral
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pertaining to the area of the spinal column
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superior
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above
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inferior
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below
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medial
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towards the midline
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lateral
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away from the midline of median plane
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cephalad (cranial)
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toward the head
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caudal
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toward the tail
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dorsal
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backside
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ventral
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belly side
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proximal
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nearer the trunk or attached end
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distal
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farther from the trunk or point of attachment
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superficial (external)
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toward or at the body surface
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deep (internal)
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away from the body surface
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sagittal plane
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a plan that runs longitudinally and divides the body into right and left parts
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frontal plane
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longitudinal plan that divides the body into anterior and posterior parts
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transverse plans
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runs horizontally, dividing the body into superior and inferior parts
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serosa
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serous membrane
exceedingly thin, double-layered membrane that covers ventral body cavities |
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parietal serosa
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the part of the membrane lining the cavity walls
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visceral serosa
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covering the external surface of the organs within the cavity
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peritoneum
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the serosa lining the abdominal cavity and covering its organs
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pleura
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the serosa lining that encloses the lungs
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pericardium
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the serosa lining that's around the heart
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tuberosity projection
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large rounded projection; may be roughened
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crest
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narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent
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trochanter projection
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very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process
the only example are the femurs |
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line projection
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narrow ridge of bone
less prominent than a crest |
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tubercle projection
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small rounded projection or process
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epicondyl projection
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raised area on or above a condyle
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head joint
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bony expansion carried on a narrow neck
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facet joint
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smooth, nearly flat articular surface
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condyle joint
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rounded articular projection
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sinus cavity
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space within a bone
filled with air and lined with mucous membrane |
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meatus depression
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canal-like passageways
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fossa depression
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shallow, basinlike depression in a bone
often serving as an articular surface |
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groove depression
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furrow
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fissure depression
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narrow, slitlike opening
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foraman depression
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round or oval opening through a bone
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