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Anatomy
12th Grade
08/27/2012

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Term
Superior
Definition
situated toward the head and further away from the feet than another.
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Inferior
Definition
situated below and closer to the feet than another.
Term
Anterior (ventral)
Definition
relating to or situated near or toward the head.
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Posterior
Definition
situated at or toward the hind part of the body.
Term
Medial
Definition
lying or extending in the middle;
Term
Lateral
Definition
lying at or extending toward the right or left side.
Term
Intermediate
Definition
being or occurring at the middle place, stage, or degree or between extremes.
Term
Proximal
Definition
situated next to or near the point of attachment or origin or a central point.
Term
Distal
Definition
situated away from the point of attachment or origin or a central point.
Term
Superficial
Definition
of, relating to, or located near the surface.
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Deep
Definition
extending well inward from an outer surface.
Term
Abdominal
Definition
of, belonging to, or affecting the abdomen.
Term
Acromial
Definition
of, relating to, or situated near the acromion.
Term
Antecubital
Definition
of or relating to the inner or front surface of the forearm.
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Axillary
Definition
of, relating to, or located near the axilla.
Term
Brachial
Definition
of or relating to the arm or a process like an arm.
Term
Buccal
Definition
of, relating to, near, involving, or supplying a cheek.
Term
Carpal
Definition
relating to the carpus.
Term
Cervical
Definition
of or relating to a neck or cervix.
Term
Coxal
Definition
another name for the hip bone.
Term
Crural
Definition
of or relating to the thigh or leg;
Term
Digital
Definition
of, relating to, or supplying one or more fingers or toes.
Term
Femoral
Definition
of or relating to the femur or thigh.
Term
Fibular
Definition
or calf bone is a bone located on the lateral side of the tibia.
Term
Inguinal
Definition
of, relating to, or situated in the region of the groin.
Term
Nasal
Definition
of or relating to the nose.
Term
Oral
Definition
of, relating to, or involving the mouth.
Term
Orbital
Definition
occupies the lateral front of the skull immediately beneath the frontal bone.
Term
Pastellar
Definition
the part of the tendon of the quadriceps that extends from the patella to the tibia.
Term
Pelvic
Definition
of, relating to, or located in or near the pelvis.
Term
Pubic
Definition
of, relating to, or situated in or near the region of the pubes or the pubis.
Term
Sternal
Definition
of or relating to the sternum.
Term
Tarsal
Definition
of or relating to the tarsus.
Term
Thoracic
Definition
of, relating to, located within, or involving the thorax.
Term
Umbilical
Definition
of, relating to, or used at the navel.
Term
Cephalic
Definition
of or relating to the head.
Term
Deltoid
Definition
a large triangular muscle that covers the shoulder joint.
Term
Gluteal
Definition
of or relating to the buttocks or the gluteus muscles.
Term
Lumbar
Definition
of, relating to, or constituting the loins or the vertebrae between the thoracic vertebrae and sacrum.
Term
Occipital
Definition
of, relating to, or located within or near the occiput or the occipital bone.
Term

Popliteal

 

Definition
of or relating to the back part of the leg behind the knee joint.
Term
Sacral
Definition
of, relating to, or lying near the sacrum.
Term
Scapular
Definition
of, relating to, or affecting the shoulder or scapula.
Term
Sural
Definition
of, relating to, or being a sural nerve or branches of the popliteal artery or vein.
Term
Vertebral
Definition
of, relating to, or being vertebrae or the spinal column.
Term
Transverse
Definition
acting, lying, or being across.
Term
Frontal
Definition
of, relating to, or adjacent to the forehead or the frontal bone.
Term
Saggital
Definition
of, relating to, or being the sagittal suture of the skull.
Term
Dorsal body
Definition
located towards the dorsal/posterior surface of the body, that contains the brain.
Term
Cranial
Definition
of or relating to the skull or cranium.
Term

Spinal

 

Definition
of, relating to, or situated near the spinal column.
Term
Ventral Body
Definition
front part of the body; towards the belly Compare dorsal.
Term

Diaphragm

 

Definition
a body partition of muscle and connective tissue;
Term
Abdominopelvic
Definition
relating to or being the abdominal and pelvic cavities of the body.
Term
Andominal
Definition
of, belonging to, or affecting the abdomen.
Term
Pelvic
Definition
of, relating to, or located in or near the pelvis.
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