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Unit 1-Lab
Terms from Unit 1: The Language of Anatomy
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
09/10/2012
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Term
Abdominal
 Definition

referring to abdomen; region of trunk beneath the chest.
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Antebrachial

 Definition

(relating to ) the forearm.         
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Antecubital             

 Definition
(pertaining to) the inner elbow.     
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Axillary

 Definition
armpit area
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Carpal 

 Definition
Wrist
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Cervical     

 Definition
neck region    
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Coxal
 Definition
Hip
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Crural
 Definition
pertaining to the leg
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Digital
 Definition
fingers and/or toes
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Fibular (Peroneal)
 Definition
side of the leg
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Frontal
 Definition
forehead
Term
Hallux
 Definition
big toe
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Inguinal
 Definition
groin (inner thigh)
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Mammary
 Definition
breast
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Mental
 Definition
chin
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Nasal
 Definition
nose
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Oral
 Definition
mouth
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Orbital
 Definition
eye socket
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Palmar
 Definition
palm of the hand
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Patellar
 Definition
kneecap
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Pelvic
 Definition

lower trunk/pelvis bone
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Pollex
 Definition
thumb
Term
Sternal
 Definition
breast bone
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Tarsal
 Definition
ankle
Term
Thoracic
 Definition
chest
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Umbilical
 Definition
bellybutton/navel
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Acromial
 Definition
(relating to or pointing to) the point of the shoulder blade
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Brachial
 Definition
upper-arm (shoulder to elbow)
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Calcaneal
 Definition
heel of the foot
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Cephalic
 Definition
relating to the head
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Dorsum/Dorsal
 Definition
the back region
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Femoral
 Definition
thigh
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Gluteal
 Definition
rear end
Term
Lumbar
 Definition
lower back
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Manus/Manual
 Definition
hand
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Occipital
 Definition
back of the head
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Otic
 Definition
ear
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Olecranal
 Definition
"funny bone"/tip of the elbow
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Pedal
 Definition
related to the foot
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Perineal
 Definition
crotch area
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Plantar
 Definition
bottom of the foot
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Popliteal
 Definition
back of the knee
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Sacral
 Definition
tailbone area
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Scapular
 Definition
(relating to) the shoulder blade
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Sural
 Definition
calf/back of lower leg
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Vertebral
 Definition
spine
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Superior v. Anterior
 Definition
toward the head v. toward the feet
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Cranial v. Caudal
 Definition
toward the head v. toward the tail
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Anterior v. Posterior
 Definition
toward front v. toward back
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Ventral v. Dorsal
 Definition
front v. back
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Medial v. Lateral
 Definition
toward middle v. toward the side
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Proximal v. Distal
 Definition
closer to v. farther away
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Superficial v. Deep
 Definition
close to the surface v. away from the surface
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Sagittal
 Definition
imaginary line dividing body into left & right
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Frontal (Coronal)
 Definition
imaginary line cuting body into front & back
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Transverse
 Definition
imaginary line cutting body into top & bottom (or superior & anterior)
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