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Anatomy 1
Anatomy Flash Cards (Terminology)
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Nursing
01/19/2011
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Term
Proximal
 Definition
closer to the body center
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Distal
 Definition
Farther from the body center
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Medial
 Definition
closer to the midline
Term
Lateral
 Definition

farther from the midline

 

 

 

 

 

 
Term
Superior
 Definition
Higher
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Inferior
 Definition
Lower
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Anterior
 Definition
Front
Term
Posterior
 Definition
Back
Term
Dorsal
 Definition
Back
Term
Ventral
 Definition
Front
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Cranial
 Definition
Towards the head
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caudal
 Definition
towards the tail
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Ipsilateral
 Definition
same side of the body
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Contralateral
 Definition
Opposite side of the body
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Superficial
 Definition
Closer to the outermost layer
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Deep
 Definition
Closest to the innermost layer
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Sulcus
 Definition
groove
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Fissure
 Definition
deep groove
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Foramen
 Definition
Hole
Term
Fossa
 Definition
surface of depression
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Meatus
 Definition
a natural body opening/canal
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Process
 Definition
Structure that protrudes from its originating surface
Term
Condyle
 Definition
articular surface in a joint where bones connect
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Epicondyle
 Definition
area surrounding the condyle's
Term
Facet
 Definition
surface
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Head
 Definition
specialized portion of the top of a bone
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Crest
 Definition
peak of a ridge on a bony structure
Term
Line
 Definition
self - explanitory???
Term
Trochnater
 Definition
bigger than tuberosity; swollen portion of the bone
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Tubercle
 Definition
smaller raised portion of a bone
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Tuberosity
 Definition
larger raised portions of a bone