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71 Cards in this Set
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Longitudinal |
Ref to long axis |
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Transverse |
At right angles to long axis |
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Vertical |
Ref to long axis in erect position |
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Horizontal |
At right angles to vertical |
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Oblique |
Slanting |
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Median |
Midway |
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Midline |
Divides body into right and left sides |
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Medial |
Nearer to midline (or center plane) |
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Anterior |
Front |
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Posterior |
Rear |
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Superior |
Upper; nearer to crown of head |
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Inferior |
Lower; further from crown of head |
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Deep |
Further from surface |
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Superficial |
Nearer to surface |
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Internal |
Inside |
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External |
Outside |
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Proximal |
Nearer to the root of limb |
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Distal |
Further from root of limb |
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Palmar |
Ref. to palm-side of hand |
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Plantar |
Ref to Sole of foot |
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Dorsal |
Ref to back; also, back of hand and top of foot |
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Supine |
Forearm and hand, turned palm-side upward |
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Prone |
Forearm and hand, turned palm-side downward |
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Inverted |
Turned inward (as foot at ankle joint) |
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Everted |
Turned outward (as foot at ankle joint; also lower lip |
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Intermediate |
Betweenother structures |
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Interosseous |
Between bones (as membranes and muscle) |
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Bone |
Inflexiblestructures composing the skeleton |
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Cartilage |
Substancefrom which bone ossifies; gristle |
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Joint/articulation |
Connection between bones |
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Suture |
Interlocking teeth-like edges |
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Neck |
Constriction of a bone near its head |
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Body |
Broadest or longest mass of bone |
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Shaft |
Body of a long bone |
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Symphysis |
Union of right and left sides in midline |
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Eminence |
Low convexity (just perceptible) |
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Protuberance/tubercle |
Bump (can be felt under finger) |
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Tuberosity |
Large and conspicuous bump |
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Process |
Projection (can be grasped with fingers) |
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Spine |
Pointed projection or sharp ridge |
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Crest |
Ridge or sharp border |
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Condyle |
Polished articular surface |
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Ramus |
Plate-like branch of bone |
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Facet |
Small articular area; often a pit |
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Fossa |
Shallow depression |
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Foramen |
Hole; perforation |
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Ligament |
Fibrous tissue binding bones or lashing tendons or muscles in place |
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Muscle |
Contractileorgan capable of producing movement |
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Belly |
Fleshy part of muscle |
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Tendon |
Fibrous tissue securing a muscle to its attachment |
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Aponeurosis |
Expanded tendon for attachment of a flat muscle |
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Fascia |
Fibrous envelopment of muscular structures |
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Sheath |
Protective covering |
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Serration |
One of the notches at a saw-like edge |
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Digitation |
Finger-like divisions of muscle fibers |
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Origin |
Relatively fixed point of a muscle attachment |
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Insertion |
Relatively movable point of a muscle attachment |
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Action |
Movement accomplished by a muscle |
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Flexor |
Causes bending or angulation |
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Extensor |
Straightens |
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Levator |
Raises |
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Depressor |
Lowers |
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Abductor |
Draws away from the midline |
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Adductor |
Draws toward the midline |
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Erector |
Draws upright |
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Tensor |
Draws tight |
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Rotator |
Causes to revolve |
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Turns palm upward |
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Pronator |
Turns palm downward |
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Corrugator |
Draws (skin) into wrinkles |
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Sphincter |
Regulates the closing of an aperture |