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Basic Anatomy
Basic terms for different bodily systems.
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
09/21/2014

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atrium sinister
Definition
Location: Top left of the heart
Function: Receives oxygenated blood from the pulmonary vein. Pumps blood into the left ventricle.
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atrium dexter
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Location: Top right of the heart
Function: Receives deoxygenated blood from the vena cavae and coronary sinus
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ventriculus sinister
Definition
Location: Bottom left of the heart
Function: Pumps oxygenated blood into the body.
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ventriculus dexter
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Location: Bottom right of the heart
Function: Pumps deoxygenated blood into the pulmonary circut.
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vena cava inferior
Definition
Location: Travels up through abdominal
Function: Brings deoxygenated blood to the heart from the lower portion of the body
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vena cava superior
Definition
Location: Is above the heart, by esophagus
Function: Brings deoxygenated blood from the arms / head and upper body to the heart.
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truncus pulmonalis
Definition
Location: Between heart and lungs
Function: Brings deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs
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valva tricuspidalis
Definition
Location: Between atrium dx, and ventriculus dx
Function: Prevents backflow into the atrium when the ventricle contracts.
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valva trunci pulmonalis
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Location: Between truncus pulmonalis and ventriculus dx.
Function: To prevent backflow into ventricle.
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valva mitralis
Definition
Location: Between atrium sin. and ventriculis sin.
Function: To prevent backflow into the atrium.
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valva aortae
Definition
Location: Between left ventricle and aorta
Function: Allows blood to exit the ventricle into the aorta.
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aorta brachialis
Definition
Location: Upper arm
Function: To deliver oxygenated blood to the arm.
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aorta carotis communis externa
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Location: Side of the neck
Function: Delivers oxygenated blood to the brain
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aorta coronaria
Definition
Location: Around the heart
Function: To provide blood to the heart muscle
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aorta femoralis
Definition
Location: Upper leg
Function: To provide blood to the legs and feet.
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aorta iliaca communis
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aortta iliaca externa
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aorta iliaca interna
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a intercostales
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a. mesenterica superior
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a. mesenterica inferior
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a. radialis
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a renalis
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a. subclavia
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a. testicularis
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a. ovarica
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a. ulnaris
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truncus brachiocephalicus
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truncus coeliacus
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ductus lymphaticus
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ductus thoracicus
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nll. axillares
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nll. inguinales
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nll. cervicales
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thymus
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lien
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cavitas nasalis
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concha nasalis
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septum nasale
Definition
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sinus ethmoidalis
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sinus frontalis
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sinus maxillaris
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sinus sphenoidalis
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pharynx
Definition
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cartilago thyroidea
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epiglottis
Definition
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