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09/12/2009
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Term
Cranial
 Definition
Toward Head
Term
Superior
 Definition
Upward with body erect
Term
Caudal
 Definition
Toward buttocks
Term
Rostral
 Definition
Toward mouth
Term
Inferior
 Definition
Downward with body erect
Term
Medial
 Definition
Toward Middle
Term
Lateral
 Definition
Away from middle
Term
Medius
 Definition
In the midline
Term
Central
 Definition
Toward center of body
Term
Central
 Definition
Toward center of body
Term
Peripheral
 Definition
Toward surface of body
Term
Anterior
 Definition
Toward the front
Term
Ventral
 Definition
Toward the abdomen
Term
Posterior
 Definition
Toward the back
Term
Dorsal
 Definition
Toward the back
Term
Proximal
 Definition
Toward the limb attachment
Term
Distal
 Definition
Away from limb attachment
Term
Flexion
 Definition
Bending
Term
Extension
 Definition
Stretching
Term
Abduction
 Definition
Away from the body
Term
Adduction
 Definition
Toward the body
Term
Rotation
 Definition
Pivoting or rotary motion
Term
Circumduction
 Definition
Circular movement
Term
Vertebral Column
 Definition
7 Cervical, 12 Thoracic, 5 Lumbar, 5 Sacral, 4-5 Coccygeal
Term
Classification of Bones
 Definition
Long, Short, Flat and Irregular
Term
Diaphysis
 Definition
Shaft of bone
Term
Epiphysis
 Definition
Ends of a bone
Term
Blood Vessels
 Definition
Well vascularized
Term
Medullary Cavity
 Definition
Hollow cavity filled with marrow
Term
Membranes of long bones
 Definition
Periosteum, Sharpey's Fibers and endosteum
Term
Osteoporosis
 Definition
Low bone mass, bone reabsorption outpaces bone deposition.
Term
Osteomalacia
 Definition
Bones are inadequately mineralized
Term
Rickets
 Definition
Weakened and bowed legs, malformation of head and ribs. Analogous to osteomalacia
Term
Paget's disease
 Definition
Excessive rate of bone deposition but reduced mineralization leading to bone thickening
Term
Achondroplasia
 Definition
Congenital, defective cartilage growth and defective enchondral ossification leading to dwarfism
Term
Osteosarcoma
 Definition
Form of bone cancer