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anatomical terminology
lab 1
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
09/05/2011

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Fossa
Definition
a shallow depression in a bone; often serves as an articular surface
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fovea
Definition
pit-like depression
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foramen
Definition
round or oval opening in a bone
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process
Definition
any bony prominence
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spine
Definition
sharp, slender, often pointed bony projection
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tuberosity
Definition
large rounded bony projection; may be rougened
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condyle
Definition
rounded articular surface projection on bone
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epicondyle
Definition
raised bony area on or above a condyle
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sinus
Definition
mucous membrane-lined air space in a bone
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sagittal
Definition
vertical plane divides into right and left parts
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midsagittal
Definition
specifies sagittal plane that is exactly in the midline
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coronal
Definition
vertical plane divides into anterior and posterior
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transverse
Definition
horizontal plane runs from righ to left and divides into superior and inferior
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cervical
Definition
neck
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cephalic
Definition
head
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thorax
Definition
chest
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brachium
Definition
arm; between shoulder and elbow
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antebrachium
Definition
forearm; between elbow and wrist
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palmar
Definition
anterior surface of hand overlying metacarpal bones
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plantar
Definition
inferior surface of foot superficial to metatarsals bones
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axillary
Definition
armpit
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gluteal
Definition
buttock area
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lumbar
Definition
lower back on both sides of spine
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sacral
Definition
between two gluteal areas
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pubic
Definition
anterior genital area
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inguinal
Definition
anterior area at junction of lower extermity to trunk of body
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popliteal
Definition
knee area
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leg
Definition
between knee and ankle
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thigh
Definition
between hip and knee
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hallux
Definition
great toe
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pollex
Definition
thumb
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origin
Definition
the attachment of a muscle on the less movable bone
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insertion
Definition
the attachment of a muscle on the more movable bone
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innervation
Definition
the nerve supply to a part
Term
tendon
Definition
cord of dense regular connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone
Term
aponeurosis
Definition
sheetlike tendon
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ligament
Definition
band of dense regular bibrosis CT that attaches bone to bone or cartilage
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flexion
Definition
decreasing the angle between 2 bones
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extension
Definition
increasing the angle between bones
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abduction
Definition
moving a limb away from the body midline
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adduction
Definition
moving a limb toward the body midline
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protraction
Definition
moving a body part in the anterior direction
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retraction
Definition
moving a body part in a posterior direction
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rotation
Definition
turning a bone around its own long axis (medial rotation= rotating toward the medial line) (lateral rotation= rotating away from the medial line)
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supination
Definition
rotating the forearm (laterally) so that the palm faces anteriorly
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pronation
Definition
rotating the forearm (medially) so that the palm faces posteriorly; movement of radius anterior to ulna so they form an "x"
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inversion
Definition
turning the sole of the foot medially
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eversion
Definition
turning the sole of the foot laterally
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dorsiflexion
Definition
lifting the foot so that its superior surface apporaches the shin
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plantar flexion
Definition
pointing the toes/ankle downward
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ipsilateral
Definition
on the same side
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contralateral
Definition
on opposite side
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