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Anatomical Terminology
UC MED 2015
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Graduate
09/10/2011

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Term
Frons
Definition
forehead (frontal)
Term
Cranium
Definition
skull (cranial)
Term
Oculus
Definition
eye (orbital or ocular)
Term
Facies
Definition
face (facial)
Term
Auris
Definition
ear (otic)
Term
Bucca
Definition
cheek (buccal)
Term
Nasus
Definition
nose (nasal)
Term
Oris
Definition
mouth (oral)
Term
Mentis
Definition
chin (mental)
Term
axilla
Definition
armpit (axillary)
Term
brachium
Definition
arm (brachial)
Term
Antecubitis
Definition
front of elbow (antecubital)
Term
Antebrachium
Definition
forearm (antebrachial)
Term
Carpus
Definition
wrist (carpal)
Term
Pollex
Definition
thumb
Term
Palma
Definition
palm (palmar)
Term
Digitis
Definition
fingers or toes (digital or phalangeal)
Term
Patella
Definition
kneecap (patellar)
Term
Crus
Definition
leg (crural)
Term
Tarsus
Definition
ankle (tarsal)
Term
Pes
Definition
foot (pedal)
Term
Femur
Definition
thigh (femoral)
Term
pubis
Definition
pubis (pubic)
Term
Inguen
Definition
groin (inguinal)
Term
pelvis
Definition
pelvis (pelvic)
Term
umbilicus
Definition
navel, bellybutton (umbilical)
Term
abdomen
Definition
(abdominal)
Term
Mamma
Definition
breast (mammary)
Term
Thoracis or thorax
Definition
chest (thoracic)
Term
Trunk-includes these regions
Definition
thorax, mamma, abdomen, umbilicus, and pelvis
Term
Cephalon
Definition
head (cephalic)
Term
Cervicis
Definition
neck (cervical)
Term
Shoulder
Definition
(acromial)
Term
Dorsum
Definition
back (dorsal)
Term
Olecranon
Definition
back of elbow (olecranal)
Term
Manus
Definition
hand (manual)
Term
Lumbus
Definition
loin (lumbar)
Term
Gluteus
Definition
buttock (gluteal)
Term
popliteus
Definition
back of knee (popliteal)
Term
Sura
Definition
calf (Sural)
Term
Calcaneus
Definition
heel of foot (calcaneal)
Term
Planta
Definition
sole of foot (plantar)
Term
Ventral
Definition
belly side of an organism
Term
Dorsal
Definition
back aspect of an organism
Term
Cranial (Cephalic)
Definition
toward the head of an organism
Term
Caudal
Definition
toward the tail end of an organism
Term
Rostral
Definition
toward the snout end of an organism
Term
Anterior
Definition
forward, before ( in the direction of movement for an organism)
Term
Posterior
Definition
backward, behind (opposite the direction of movement)
Term
Posterior
Definition
backward, behind (opposite the direction of movement)
Term
Superior
Definition
above, up, at a higher level (away from direction of gravity)
Term
Inferior
Definition
Below, down, at a lower level (toward the direction of gravity)
Term
Medial
Definition
toward the body's longitudinal midline
Term
Lateral
Definition
away from the body's longitudinal midline
Term
intermediate
Definition
between two structures
Term
midline
Definition
actually on the body's midline
Term
superficial
Definition
at, near, or closer to the body's surface
Term
deep
Definition
further from the body's surface
Term
ipsilateral
Definition
on the same side of the body as another structure
Term
Contralateral
Definition
on the opposite side of the body from another structure
Term
Proximal
Definition
toward the origin of a structure (nearer the of a limb to the trunk)
Term
Distal
Definition
further away from the origin of a structure (further away from the attachement of a limb to a trunk)
Term
Transverse or horizantal plane
Definition
divides the body (or an organ) into superior and inferior portions...when divided this way, resulting sections are called cross sections
Term
sagittal plane
Definition
divides the body or an organ along the longitudinal axis or into right and left halves (dont have to be equal)
Term
Midsagittal (median) plane
Definition
divides the body equally directly on the midline
Term
Parasaggital Plane
Definition
divides the body unequally, not directly on the midline
Term
Frontal or Coronal Plane
Definition
divides the body or an organ along the longitudinal axis into anterior and posterior parts
Term
Oblique plane
Definition
divides a body part obliquely
Term
Process
Definition
any projection or bump
Term
Ramus (Rami)
Definition
an extension of a bone making an angle to the rest of the structure
Term
Trochanter
Definition
a large, rough projection (attachment site for CT)
Term
tuberosity
Definition
a smaller, rough projection(smaller than a trochanter) (attachment site for CT)
Term
Tubercle
Definition
a small, rounded projection (attachment site for CT)
Term
Crest
Definition
a prominent ridge (attachment site for CT)
Term
Line
Definition
a low ridge or border (less prominent than a crest) (attachment site for CT)
Term
Spine
Definition
a pointed process (attachment site for CT)
Term
Epicondyle
Definition
a projection above a condyle (attachment site for CT)
Term
Head
Definition
An expanded, rounded articular end, usually supported on the neck of a bone
Term
Condyle
Definition
a smooth, round articular process
Term
Trochlea
Definition
a smooth, grooved articular process, shaped like a pulley
Term
Facet
Definition
a small, flat articular surface
Term
Fossa (Fossae)
Definition
a shallow, basin-like depression
Term
Sulcus (sulci)
Definition
a narrow groove
Term
Foramen (foramina)
Definition
a rounded passageway, usually for blood vessels or nerves
Term
Canal
Definition
a large-diameter passageway through the substance of a bone
Term
Meatus
Definition
a tube-like passageway
Term
Fissure
Definition
an elongate cleft or slit
Term
Sinus or antrum
Definition
a chamber within a bone, usually filled with air
Term
Flexion
Definition
a movement in the anterior/posterior plane that generally reduces the angle between articulating bones
Term
Extension
Definition
a movement in the anterior/posterior plane that generally increases the angle between articulating elements, and restores the body to the anatomical position after the flexion
Term
Hyperextension
Definition
extension beyond the anatomical plane
Term
abduction
Definition
moves the limb away from the midline of the body in the coronal plane
Term
adduction
Definition
brings the limb back toward the midline in the coronal plane
Term
circumduction
Definition
moves an appendage in an arc ( a combination of flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction)
Term
Rotation
Definition
rotational movements of the head take the form of left and right rotations
Term
Medial (Internal/Inward) Rotation
Definition
the anterior surface of a limb turns away from the long axis of the trunk
Term
Medial (Internal/Inward) Rotation
Definition
the anterior surface of a limb turns away from the long axis of the trunk
Term
Lateral (external/outward) rotation anterior surface of a lim
Definition
anterior surface of a limb turns away from the long axis of the trunk
Term
Supination
Definition
palm up for the forearm
Term
Pronation
Definition
palm down for the forearm
Term
Protraction
Definition
anterior movement in a horizontal plane for the jaw and shoulder girdle
Term
Retraction
Definition
posterior motion of the jaw and shoulder girdle
Term
Dorsiflexion
Definition
elevates toes toward the ceiling for ankle
Term
Plantar flexion
Definition
toes pointed toward floor, elevates heel for ankle
Term
Elevation
Definition
raise the jaw and shoulders
Term
depression
Definition
lower jaw and shoulders
Term
Lateral flexion
Definition
bending sideways on a coronal plane for the vertebral column
Term
Opposition
Definition
movement toward the palm for the thumb and little finger
Term
A muscle is composed of muscle cells called?
Definition
muscle fibers or myofibers
Term
A number of myofibers bundles together is called?
Definition
Fasicles
Term
The three types of CT of a muscle can be dived into three groups based on...
1) between individual muscle fibers
2) Around Fasicles
3) Surrounding entire muscle
Definition
1) Endomyosium
2) Perimysium
3) Epimysium
Term
What is the deep fascia that surrounds muscles in the gross anatomy lab?
Definition
Epimysium
Term
IN muscles the names of these common things are...
1) Plasmalemma
2) cytoplasm
4) (smooth) endoplasmic reticulum
Definition
1) sarcolemma
2) sarcoplasm
3) sarcoplasmic reticulum
Term
Between Z lines and including them is called a?
Definition
sarcomere
Term
The dark bracket of a myofibril is a?
Definition
A band
Term
The light band in a myofibril is?
Definition
I band
Term
The dark line in the I band?
Definition
Z line
Term
The A band plus the nard to see light section on both sides is called?
Definition
H band or H zone
Term
What are the two types of myofilaments?
Definition
1) Thin filaments (made of actin)
2) Thick filaments (made of myosin)
Term
What anchors the thin and thick filaments?
Definition
Thin- Z line
Thick- M line
Term
Action potentials that travel along the surface sarcolemma use the _ ______ system to bring the excitation wave to the center of the cell.
Definition
T tubule (invaginations of the sarcolemma)
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