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Anatomy Terms
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
08/26/2016

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ascultate
Definition
to examine by listening
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palpate
Definition
to examine by touching
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cephalic
Definition
head
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buccal
Definition
cheek
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axillary
Definition
armpit
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acromial
Definition
top of shoulder
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thoracic
Definition
everything surrounded by the ribs
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sternal
Definition
where ribs meet
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antecubital
Definition
insdie of elbow (where blood is taken)
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brachial
Definition
upper arm (shoulder to elbow)
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carpal
Definition
wrist
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palmar
Definition
thick fleshy part of hand
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abdominal
Definition
bottom of ribs to the top of hips
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digital
Definition
finger and toes
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umbilical
Definition
belly button
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pelvic
Definition
located 2 inches above inguinal
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coxal
Definition
sides of hips
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inguinal
Definition
located 2 inches above genetials
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femoral
Definition
thigh
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patellar
Definition
knee
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pubic
Definition
groin
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tarsal
Definition
ankels
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occipital
Definition
back and base of the skull
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cervical
Definition
neck
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scapular
Definition
shoulder blade
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vertebral
Definition
spine
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lumbar
Definition
lower back
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olecranal
Definition
elbow
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gluteal
Definition
butt
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sacral
Definition
back of hips
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perineal
Definition
between anus and external genitalia
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popliteal
Definition
back of knee
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calcaneal
Definition
heel
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plantar
Definition
sole of foot
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anterior
Definition
in front (face)
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posterior
Definition
behind (buttocks)
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ventral
Definition
front (belly)
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Dorsal
Definition
back (spine)
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lateral
Definition
away from body
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medial
Definition
toward body
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superior
Definition
toward head
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inferior
Definition
toward feet
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proximal
Definition
closer to the point of origin (shoulder for arms, hips for legs)
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Distal
Definition
further from the point of origin (Shoulder for arms, hips for legs)
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Sagittal
Definition
plane that cuts body into right and left pieces
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Frontal (coronal)
Definition
plane cuts body into front and back pieces
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transverse
Definition
plane cuts body into top and bottom pieces
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median (midsagittal)
Definition
plane that cuts the body into perfect right and left halves
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Dorsal Body Cavities
Definition

Cranial

Vertebral

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Ventral Body Cavities
Definition

Thoracic (heart and lungs)

Abdominal

Pelvic

(Abdominopelvic)

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Abdominopelvic Quadrants
Definition

Right Upper Quadrant

Right Lower Quadrant

Left Upper Quadrant

Left Lower Quadrant

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Organs in RUQ
Definition

Liver

Gallbladder

Term
Organs in LUQ
Definition
stomach
Term
Organs in RLQ
Definition

Appendix

small intestines

large intestines

bladder

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Organs in LLQ
Definition

small intestines

Large intestines

bladder

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Orbital Cavities
Definition
eyes
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Nasal Cavities
Definition
nose
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Oral Cavities
Definition
mouth
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middle ear cavity
Definition
ear drum
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synovial cavity
Definition
found in any joint that moves
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Digestive Cavaty
Definition
any place along the digestive tube from mouth to anus
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