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Intro to Anatomy
Basic anatomy terms
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12th Grade
09/02/2013
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Term
ANATOMICAL POSITION
 Definition
spine erect, arms at sides, and palms facing forward
Term
INVERSION
 Definition
turning foot inward
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EVERSION
 Definition
turning foot outward
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PROTRACTION
 Definition
a segment gliding forward
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RETRACTION
 Definition
a segment gliding backward
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ROTATION
 Definition
segments spins or turns on axis
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CIRCUMDUCTION
 Definition
circular motion
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LATERAL
 Definition
located away from the midline
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MEDIAL
 Definition
located towards the midline
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PROXIMAL
 Definition
toward an attachment
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DISTAL
 Definition
away from an attachment
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SUPERIOR
 Definition
a structure that is higher than another
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INFERIOR
 Definition
a structure that is lower than another
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DORSAL
 Definition
posterior
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VENTRAL
 Definition
anterior
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PLANTAR
 Definition
bottom aspect of foot
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SUPERFICIAL
 Definition
close to the body's surface
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DEEP
 Definition
away from the body's surface
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LONG BONE
 Definition
femur
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SHORT BONE
 Definition
metacarpal
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FLAT BONE
 Definition
scapula
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IRREGULAR BONE
 Definition
vertebra
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TRANSVERSE
 Definition
cutting body in half horizontally
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SAGGITAL
 Definition
cutting the body down the middle between eyes
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FRONTAL
 Definition
cutting the body from the side
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AXIAL SKELETON
 Definition
spine, thorax, skull
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APPENDICULAR SKELETON
 Definition
extremities (arms, legs)
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TENDON
 Definition
connects bone to muscle
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LIGAMENT
 Definition
connects bone to bone
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