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Anatomy Terms 1
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Anatomy
12th Grade
08/30/2009

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Median Saggital Plane (Mid Sagittal Plane)
Definition
A plane that divides the body into left and right equal portions.
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Frontal Plane (Coronal Plane)
Definition
A plane that divides the body into front and back sections.
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Sagittal Plane
Definition
A plane that divides the body into left and right portions.
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Transverse Plane
Definition
A plane that divides the body into top and bottom sections.
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Oblique
Definition
At an angle
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Cranial
Definition
Refers to the brain
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Caudal
Definition
Refers to the tail
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Anterior
Definition
Towards the front
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Posterior
Definition
Towards the back
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Dorsal
Definition
Refers to the back
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Ventral
Definition
Refer to the front
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Distal
Definition
Away from a fixed point
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Proximal
Definition
Close to a fixed point
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Superficial
Definition
On or near the surface
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Deep
Definition
Below the surface
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External
Definition
on the outside
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Internal
Definition
On the inside
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Myo
Definition
Refers to the muscles
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Osteo
Definition
Refers to the bones
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Adduction
Definition
Movement towards the midline
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Abduction
Definition
Movement from the midline
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Supra
Definition
above
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Infra
Definition
below
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Sub
Definition
Under
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Medial
Definition
Near the Midline
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Lateral
Definition
Away from the midline
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Process
Definition
A bump on the bone
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Fossa
Definition
A dent on a bone
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Condyle
Definition
A knob on a bone
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Foraman
Definition
a hole in the bone
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Semilunar
Definition
half moon
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Superior
Definition
Above
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Inferior
Definition
below
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Pre
Definition
Before
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Post
Definition
After
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Brachial
Definition
upper arm
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Redial
Definition
Lower arm
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Renal
Definition
Refers to the kidneys
Term
Gastro
Definition
Refers to the stomatch
Term
Hepatic
Definition
Refers to the liver
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Cardial
Definition
Refers to the heart
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Costo
Definition
Refers to the ribs
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Pulmonary
Definition
Refers to the lungs
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Intra
Definition
Within
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Inter
Definition
Between
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Cephal
Definition
head/brain
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Cervical
Definition
Refers to the neck
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Lumbar
Definition
Lower back
Term
Hyper
Definition
Above
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Hypo
Definition
Below
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Olfactory
Definition
Refers to smelling
Term
Auditory
Definition
Refers to the hearing
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Lingual
Definition
the side of the tooth closest to the tongue
Term
Buccal
Definition
the side of the tooth closest to the cheek
Term
Glossus
Definition
Refers to the tongue
Term
-itis
Definition
swelling or inflamation
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