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Vocabulary 1-1
Vocabulary for Chapter 1
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Anatomy
12th Grade
08/28/2012

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anatomical position
Definition
the normal position of the human body when active
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superior/cranial
Definition
situated toward the head and further away from the feet than another and especially another similar part of an upright body especially of a human being
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inferior/caudal
Definition
situated below and closer to the feet than another and especially another similar part of an upright body especially of a human being
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anterior/ventral
Definition
situated toward the front of the body
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posterior/dorsal
Definition
situated at or toward the hind part of the body
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medial
Definition
lying or extending toward the median axis of the body
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lateral
Definition
lying at or extending toward the right or left side
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intermediate
Definition
 being or occurring at the middle place, stage, or degree or between extremes
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proximal
Definition
located toward the center of the body
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distal
Definition
 located away from the center of the body
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superficial
Definition
of, relating to, or located near the surface
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deep
Definition
not located superficially within the body or one of its parts
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abdominal
Definition
of, belonging to, or affecting the abdomen
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acromial
Definition
of, relating to, or situated near the outer end of the spine of the scapula that protects the glenoid cavity, forms the outer angle of the shoulder, and articulates with the clavicle
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antecubital
Definition
of or relating to the inner or front surface of the forearm
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axillary
Definition
of, relating to, or located near the cavity beneath the junction of the arm or anterior appendage and shoulder or pectoral girdle containing the axillary artery and vein, a part of the brachial plexus of nerves, many lymph nodes, and fat and areolar tissue
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brachial
Definition
 of or relating to the arm or a process like an arm
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buccal
Definition
of, relating to, near, involving, or supplying a cheek
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carpal
Definition
relating to the the group of bones supporting the wrist comprising in humans a proximal row which contains the scaphoid, lunate, triquetrum, and pisiform that articulate with the radius and a distal row which contains the trapezium, trapezoid, capitate, and hamate that articulate with the metacarpals
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cervical
Definition
of or relating to a neck or cervix
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coxal
Definition
of or relating to the hip
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crural
Definition
of or relating to the thigh or leg
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digital
Definition
of, relating to, or supplying one or more fingers or toes
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femoral
Definition
of or relating to the femur or thigh
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fibular
Definition
of or relating to the outer or postaxial and usually the smaller of the two bones of the hind or lower limb below the knee that is the slenderest bone of the human body in proportion to its length, articulates above with the external tuberosity of the tibia and below with the talus, and has its lower end forming the external malleolus of the ankle
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inguinal
Definition
of, relating to, or situated in the region of the groin
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nasal
Definition
a nasal part (as a bone)
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oral
Definition
of, relating to, or involving the mouth
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orbital
Definition
of or related to the bony cavity perforated for the passage of nerves and blood vessels that occupies the lateral front of the skull immediately beneath the frontal bone on each side and encloses and protects the eye and its appendages
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patellar
Definition
of or relating to a thick flat triangular movable bone that forms the anterior point of the knee, protects the front of the joint, increases the leverage of the quadriceps, and is usually regarded as a sesamoid bone since it is developed in the tendon of the quadriceps and in structure is similar to other sesamoid bones
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pelvic
Definition
of, relating to, or located in or near the pelvis
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pubic
Definition
of, relating to, or situated in or near the region of the pubes or the pubis
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sterna
Definition
of or related to a compound ventral bone or cartilage that lies in the median central part of the body of most vertebrates above fishes and that in humans is about seven inches (18 centimeters) long, consists in the adult of three parts, and connects with the clavicles and the cartilages of the upper seven pairs of ribs
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tarsal
Definition
of or related to bone or cartilage
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thoracic
Definition
of or related to the part of the mammalian body that is situated between the neck and the abdomen and supported by the ribs, costal cartilages
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saggital plane
Definition
the median vertical longitudinal plane that divides a bilaterally symmetrical animal into right and left halves
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frontal plane
Definition
any vertical plane that divides the body into ventral and dorsal sections
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transverse plane
Definition
an imaginary plane that divides the body into superior and inferior parts
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