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KSU Cadaver Dissection Team: Set Two
Root Words and Anatomical Terminology for Second Exam
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
09/25/2010

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Term
abdominis
Definition
anatomical term for abdomen
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sternum
Definition
anatomical term for breast bone
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thoracic
Definition
anatomical term for chest
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lumbar
Definition
anatomical term for loin (area of back between thorax and pelvis)
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cervical
Definition
anatomical term for neck
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costal
Definition
anatomical term for rib
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alba
Definition
white
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atlas
Definition
Greek god who held up the heavens
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auricular
Definition
ear-like
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axis
Definition
axle
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dens
Definition
tooth-like
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erector
Definition
to raise up
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inter
Definition
between
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linea
Definition
line
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manubrium
Definition
handle-like structure
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oblique
Definition
in an oblique plane
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psoas
Definition
the loin
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quad
Definition
four-sided
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rect
Definition
straight
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spinae
Definition
refers to spine (vertebral column)
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sterno
Definition
breast
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transversus
Definition
in a transverse plane
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xiph
Definition
sword
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coxa
Definition
anatomical term for hip
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gluteal
Definition
anatomical term for buttocks
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femoris
Definition
anatomical term for thigh
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genu
Definition
anatomical term for knee
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crus
Definition
anatomical term for leg
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sura
Definition
anatomical term for calf
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talus
Definition
anatomical term for ankle
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ped
Definition
anatomical term for foot
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calx
Definition
anatomical term for heel
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planta pedis
Definition
anatomical term for sole
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digiti pedis
Definition
anatomical term for toes
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hallux
Definition
anatomical term for big toe
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aspera
Definition
rough
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cuneiform
Definition
wedge-shaped
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gracil
Definition
slender
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magn
Definition
large
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maxim
Definition
largest
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medi
Definition
middle
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membran
Definition
membrane-like
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minim
Definition
smallest
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navicula
Definition
a boat
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pectineus
Definition
refers to the pubic bone
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perone
Definition
refers to the fibula
Term
piriform
Definition
pear-shaped
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quadr
Definition
four
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ramus
Definition
a branch
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rect
Definition
straight
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sartori
Definition
a tailor
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semi
Definition
half
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tend
Definition
tendon
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tensor
Definition
makes sense
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tri
Definition
three
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vast
Definition
huge
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appendix
Definition
to hang upon
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cecum
Definition
to bind gut
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circulus
Definition
a ring
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cricoid
Definition
a ring
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cysto
Definition
a bladder
Term
duodeno
Definition
twelve
Term
epi
Definition
over
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esophagus
Definition
to carry food
Term
falciform
Definition
sickle-shaped
Term
hepato
Definition
liver
Term
hiatus
Definition
an opening
Term
jejuno
Definition
empty
Term
larynx
Definition
upper part of windpipe
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nasalis
Definition
of the nose
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oro
Definition
of the mouth
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parotid
Definition
near the ear
Term
pharynx
Definition
the throat
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pleur
Definition
side
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plica
Definition
a fold
Term
pylor
Definition
gatekeeper
Term
quadrat
Definition
squared
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rectum
Definition
straight
Term
sigmoid
Definition
S-shaped
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sphincter
Definition
that which binds tight
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sub
Definition
below
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thyro
Definition
shield-shaped
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uvula
Definition
little grape
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vermiform
Definition
worm-shaped
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vocalis
Definition
voice
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