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Introduction
UCF Anatomy
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 3
09/12/2009

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Term
Cranial
Definition
Toward Head
Term
Superior
Definition
Upward with body erect
Term
Caudal
Definition
Toward buttocks
Term
Rostral
Definition
Toward mouth
Term
Inferior
Definition
Downward with body erect
Term
Medial
Definition
Toward Middle
Term
Lateral
Definition
Away from middle
Term
Medius
Definition
In the midline
Term
Central
Definition
Toward center of body
Term
Central
Definition
Toward center of body
Term
Peripheral
Definition
Toward surface of body
Term
Anterior
Definition
Toward the front
Term
Ventral
Definition
Toward the abdomen
Term
Posterior
Definition
Toward the back
Term
Dorsal
Definition
Toward the back
Term
Proximal
Definition
Toward the limb attachment
Term
Distal
Definition
Away from limb attachment
Term
Flexion
Definition
Bending
Term
Extension
Definition
Stretching
Term
Abduction
Definition
Away from the body
Term
Adduction
Definition
Toward the body
Term
Rotation
Definition
Pivoting or rotary motion
Term
Circumduction
Definition
Circular movement
Term
Vertebral Column
Definition
7 Cervical, 12 Thoracic, 5 Lumbar, 5 Sacral, 4-5 Coccygeal
Term
Classification of Bones
Definition
Long, Short, Flat and Irregular
Term
Diaphysis
Definition
Shaft of bone
Term
Epiphysis
Definition
Ends of a bone
Term
Blood Vessels
Definition
Well vascularized
Term
Medullary Cavity
Definition
Hollow cavity filled with marrow
Term
Membranes of long bones
Definition
Periosteum, Sharpey's Fibers and endosteum
Term
Osteoporosis
Definition
Low bone mass, bone reabsorption outpaces bone deposition.
Term
Osteomalacia
Definition
Bones are inadequately mineralized
Term
Rickets
Definition
Weakened and bowed legs, malformation of head and ribs. Analogous to osteomalacia
Term
Paget's disease
Definition
Excessive rate of bone deposition but reduced mineralization leading to bone thickening
Term
Achondroplasia
Definition
Congenital, defective cartilage growth and defective enchondral ossification leading to dwarfism
Term
Osteosarcoma
Definition
Form of bone cancer
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