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Hole's Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
09/04/2009

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abdominal
Definition
region between the thorax and the pelvis
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acromial
Definition
point of the shoulder
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antebrachial
Definition
forearm
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antecubital
Definition
space in front of the elbow
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axillary
Definition
armpit
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brachial
Definition
arm
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buccal
Definition
cheek
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carpal
Definition
wrist
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celiac
Definition
abdomen
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cephalic
Definition
head
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cervical
Definition
neck
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costal
Definition
ribs
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coxal
Definition
hips
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crural
Definition
legs
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cubital
Definition
elbow
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digital
Definition
finger or toe
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dorsum
Definition
back
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femoral
Definition
thigh
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frontal
Definition
forehead
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genital
Definition
reproductive organ
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dorsum
Definition
back
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femoral
Definition
thigh
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gluteal
Definition
buttocks
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inguinal
Definition
depressed area of the abdominal wall near the thigh (groin)
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lumbar
Definition
region of the lower back between the ribs and pelvis
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mammary
Definition
breast
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mental
Definition
chin
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oral
Definition
mouth
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orbital
Definition
eye cavity
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otic
Definition
ear
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palmar
Definition
palm of the hand
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patellar
Definition
front of the knee
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pectoral
Definition
chest
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pedal
Definition
foot
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perineal
Definition
region between the anus and the external reproductive organs (perineum)
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plantar
Definition
sole of the foot
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popliteal
Definition
area behind the knee
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sacral
Definition
posterior region behind the hip bones
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sternal
Definition
middle of the thorax, anteriorly
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sural
Definition
calf of the leg
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tarsal
Definition
instep of the foot, ankle
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umbilical
Definition
navel
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vertebral
Definition
spinal column
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LLQ
Definition
Left Lower Quadrant of Abdominal Region
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LUQ
Definition
Left Upper Quadrant of Abdominal Region
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RLQ
Definition
Right Lower Quadrant of Abdominal Region
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RUQ
Definition
Right Upper Quadrant of Abdominal Region
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left and right iliac
Definition
on the left / right sides of the hypogastric region
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inguinal
Definition
also means iliac
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hypogastric region
Definition
lower middle portion of the Abdominal region
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left and right lumbar regions
Definition
region to the left / right of the umbilical region of the abdominal region
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umbilical region
Definition
the central portion of the abdominal region
Term
left and right hypochondriac regions
Definition
on the left / right side of the epigastric region
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epigastric region
Definition
upper middle portion of the abdominal region
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synonym for "frontal"
Definition
coronal
Term
frontal plane
Definition
divides the body into anterior and posterior regions
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synonym for "transverse"
Definition
horizontal
Term
transverse plane
Definition
divides the body into superior and inferior regions
Term
sagittal plane
Definition
lengthwise cut that divides the body into right and left portions
Term
midsagittal
Definition
divides the body into left and right portions along the middle of the body in anatomical position
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parasagittal
Definition
a sagittal plane lateral to the midline of the body in anatomical position
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Definition
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Definition
Term
cranial cavity
Definition
subdivision of the dorsal cavity; contains the brain
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vertebral cavity
Definition
subdivision of the dorsal cavity; contains the spinal cord
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dorsal cavity
Definition
cavity located within the posterior side of the body; includes the cranial cavity and the vertebral cavity
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superior
Definition
toward the head end or upper part of the body
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inferior
Definition
away from the head end or toward the lower part of the body
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anterior
Definition
toward the front or belly side
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posterior
Definition
toward the back
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dorsal
Definition
back
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medial
Definition
toward the midline, and imaginary line that extends vertically down the middle
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anatomical position
Definition
an erect stance, facing forward
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lateral
Definition
away from the midline
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superficial
Definition
external; toward the surface of the body
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deep
Definition
internal; away from the surface of the body
Term
proximal
Definition
toward a structure's origin; toward the point of attachment to the trunk
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distal
Definition
away from a sructure's origin; away from the point of attachment to the trunk
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ipsilateral
Definition
on the same side
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contralateral
Definition
on the opposite side
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body cavity
Definition
a space that is lined with a membrane
Term
Ventral Body Cavity
Definition
includes the spaces on the anterior (ventral) side of the body; includes the thoracic cavity and the abdominopelvic cavity
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thoracic cavity
Definition
fills the chest region and contains the heart, lungs, and major vessels of the heart
Term
Subdivisions of Thoracic
Definition
pericardial cavity (heart), two pleural cavities (lungs), mediastinum
Term
mediastinum
Definition
subdivision of the thoracic cavity; contains the major blood vessels of the heart and the thymus gland
Term
pericardial cavity
Definition
subdivision of the thoracic cavity; contains the heart
Term
left and right pleural cavities
Definition
subdivisions of the thoracic cavity; contains the lungs
Term
diaphragm
Definition
muscle that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominopelvic cavity
Term
abdomiopelvic cavity
Definition
subdivision of the ventral cavity; it is the large area below the diaphragm; it contains the superior abdominal cavity and the inferior pelvic cavity
Term
abdominal cavity
Definition
houses the stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, small intestine, kidneys, and part of the large intestine
Term
viscera
Definition
organs within the thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity
Term
oral cavity
Definition
one of the smaller cavities within the head; contains the teeth and tongue
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nasal cavity
Definition
one of the smaller cavities within the head; located within the nose; left and right septum portions;
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orbital cavities
Definition
eye sockets; associatted skeletal muscles and nerves
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middle ear cavities
Definition
contain middle ear bones
Term
pelvic cavity
Definition
contains the reproductive organs, the urinary bladder, and part of the large intestine
Term
anatomy
Definition
Greek "cutting up"; examination of the structures of the body
Term
physiology
Definition
Greek "relationship to nature"; studies the function of body structures
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structures
Definition
morphology; forms and organization of body parts
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