Flashcards

Terminology

Natalie Caughlin Anatomy Undergraduate English 82 cards

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1Medial PlaneA vertical plane through the midline of the body, reaching the surface in front and back. Divides body into symmetrical right and left halves (except for a few unpaired visceral organs)
2Sagittal PlaneOther vertical planes parallel to the median plane
3Coronal PlaneAny plane at right angles to the vertical planes that divide the body into front and back (synonym: frontal plane)
4Transverse sectionAny section perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the part of the body being studied (synonym: cross section)
5Term of Relationship: AnteriorNearer the front of the body (synonym: ventral)
6Term of Relationship: PosteriorNearer the back of the body (synonym: dorsal)
7Term of Relationship: MedialNearer the median plane
8Term of Relationship: LateralFarther from the median plane
9Term of Relationship: SuperiorNearer the head (synonym: cranial, cephalic)
10Term of Relationship: InferiorNearer the feet
11Term of Relationship: RostralNearer the beak, nearer the cerebrum
12Term of Relationship: CaudalNearer the coccygeal region (aka tail bone or coccyx region)
13Term of Relationship: SuperficialNearer the surface
14Term of Relationship: DeepFarther from the surface
15Term of Relationship: ProximalNearer the trunk, or nearer the point of attachment
16Term of Relationship: DistalFarther from the trunk, or farther from the point of attachment.
17Term of Relationship: ExternalTowards or on the exterior
18Term of Relationship: InternalTowards or in the interior
19Term of Relationship: CentralNearer to or toward the center
20Term of Relationship: PeripheralFarther or away from the center
21Term of Relationship: ParietalPertaining to the external wall of a body cavity
22Term of Relationship: VisceralPertaining to the covering of an organ
23Term of Movement: FlexionBending or decreasing the angle between two body parts
24Term of Movement: ExtensionStraightening or increasing the angle between two body parts
25Term of Movement: AbductionMoving away from the median plane
26Term of Movement: AdductionMoving toward the median plane
27Term of Movement: RotationMoving around the longitudinal axis of a body part
28Term of Movement: CircumductionCircular movement combining flection, extension, abduction, and adduction
29Term of Movement: EversionMoving the sole of the foot away from the median plane
30Term of Movement: InversionMoving the sole of the foot towards the median plane
31Term of Movement: SupinationRotating the forearm and hand laterally so that the palm faces anteriorly
32Term of Movement: PronationRotating the forearm and hand medially so that the palm faces posteriorly
33Term of Movement: ProtractionMoving a part of the body anteriorly in the horizontal plane (as in sticking the chin out)
34Term of Movement: RetractionMoving a part of the body posteriorly in the horizontal plane (as in tucking in the chin)
35Skeletal System Reference: AlveolusA small cavity used to define a tooth socket
36Skeletal System Reference: CanalA tubular channel through a bone
37Skeletal System Reference: CrestA bony ridge
38Skeletal System Reference: CondyleAn articular eminence
39Skeletal System Reference: FacetA smooth, flat, or nearly flat articular surface
40Skeletal System Reference: ForamenA perforation through a bone; the end of a canal
41Skeletal System Reference: FossaA shallow depression
42Skeletal System Reference: FissureA narrow, cleft-like passage
43Skeletal System Reference: LineA slight ridge
44Skeletal System Reference: LineaA line, marked by either a low crest or a depression
45Skeletal System Reference: Head-A large, rounded articular end of a bone, often set off from the shaft by a neck
46Skeletal System Reference: Meatus-A passageway; a large foramen; used particularly for an external opening of a canal
47Skeletal System Reference: Process-A bony projection
48Skeletal System Reference: Sinus-An air space in a bone
49Skeletal System Reference: SpineA sharp process
50Skeletal System Reference: SulcusA groove or furrow
51Skeletal System Reference: SutureA line or junction of neighboring bones
52Skeletal System Reference: TrochanterEach of two processes below the neck of a femur; a nodular process with a flat top; a small, rounded eminence with a flat top
53Skeletal System Reference: TrochleaA pulley-shaped structure
54Skeletal System Reference: TubercleA nodular process; a small rounded eminence
55Skeletal System Reference: TuberosityA large, often rough, eminence (often used synonymously with tubercle)
56Common Anatomical Term: AxillaArmpit
57Common Anatomical Term: BrachiumArm
58Common Anatomical Term: CarpusWrist
59Common Anatomical Term: CoronaCrown
60Common Anatomical Term: CorpusBody
61Common Anatomical Term: CortexBark
62Common Anatomical Term: CubitusForearm
63Common Anatomical Term: CutaneousSkin
64Common Anatomical Term: GenuKnee
65Common Anatomical Term: LabiumLip (pl. labia)
66Common Anatomical Term: ManusHand
67Common Anatomical Term: MedullaMarrow
68Common Anatomical Term: MentumChin
69Common Anatomical Term: Oculus, opthalmosEye
70Common Anatomical Term: PalmarPalm of the hand
71Common Anatomical Term: PlantarSole of the foot
72Common Anatomical Term: PesFoot
73Common Anatomical Term: PlexusBraid, network of interjoining structures
74Common Anatomical Term: PollexThumb
75Common Anatomical Term: PortaGate
76Common Anatomical Term: RamusBranch
77Common Anatomical Term: RectusStraight
78Common Anatomical Term: Rhin, rhis-Nose
79Common Anatomical Term: SomaBody
80Common Anatomical Term: SquamaScale
81Common Anatomical Term: AdenoGland
82Common Anatomical Term: CystoSac; specifically gall bladder