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Sobat lab test 1
Lab
62
Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
07/13/2011

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Term
abdominal
Definition
anterior body trunk region inferior to the ribs
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antecubital
Definition
anterior surface to the elbow
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axillary
Definition
the armpit
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brachial
Definition
the arm
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buccal
Definition
the cheek
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carpal
Definition
the wrist
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cervical
Definition
the neck region
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coxal
Definition
the hip
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deltoid
Definition
the roundness of the shouler caused by the underlying deltoid muscle
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digital
Definition
the fingers or toes
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femoral
Definition
thigh
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fibular
Definition
the side of the leg
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inguinal
Definition
the groin
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mammary
Definition
the breast
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manus
Definition
hand
Term
nasal
Definition
the nose
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oral
Definition
the mouth
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orbital
Definition
the bony eye socket
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patellar
Definition
the anterior knee region (kneecap)
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pelvic
Definition
the pelvis region
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pubic
Definition
the genital region
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sternal
Definition
the region of the breastbone
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tarsal
Definition
the ankle
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thoracic
Definition
the chest
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umbilical
Definition
the navel
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cephalic
Definition
the head
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gluteal
Definition
the buttocks
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lumbar
Definition
the area of the back between the ribs and the hips
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occipital
Definition
the posterior aspect of the head or base of the skull
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popliteal
Definition
the back of the knee
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sacral
Definition
the area between the hips
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scapular
Definition
shoulder blade area
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sural
Definition
the calf or posterior surface of the leg
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vertebral
Definition
the area of the spinal column
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superior
Definition
above
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inferior
Definition
below
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anterior
Definition
front
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posterior
Definition
back
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medial
Definition
toward the midline
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lateral
Definition
away from the midline
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caudal
Definition
toward the tail
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cephalad
Definition
toward the head
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dorsal
Definition
backside
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ventral
Definition
belly side
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proximal
Definition
nearer the attached end
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distal
Definition
further from the attached point
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superficial
Definition
toward or at the body surface
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deep
Definition
away from the body surface or more internal
Term
frontal plane
Definition
plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior
Term
sagittal plane
Definition
divides the body into right and left parts
Term
transverse plane
Definition
divides the body into superior and inferior parts
Term
integumentary
Definition

protects deeper organs from injury

excretes salts and urea

helps regulate body temperature

Term
skeletal system
Definition

supports and protects internal organs

provides levers for muscular action

stores minerals

site for blood formation

Term
muscular system
Definition

move bones to allow action

generates heat

Term
nervous system
Definition

allows body to detect changes in its environment

electrical signals

Term
endocrine system
Definition

promotes growth and development

produce chemicals that travel in blood to exert their effects on various target organs of the body

plays a role in regulation of long term homeostasis

Term
cardiovascular
Definition

transport system that carries blood containing oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients, wastes, ions, hormones,

pumping action of the heart pumps blood

protects body with blood clots and antibodies

Term
lymphatic
Definition

immune system

picks up leaked fluid from the blood vessels

cleanses blood of pathogens and other debris

houses cells that act in the immune process

 

Term
respiratory system
Definition

keeps the blood continuously supplied with oxygen

contributes to the acid base balance of the blood via its carbonic acid bicarbonate buffer system

Term
digestive system
Definition

breaks down food to tiny particles which can be absorbed into the blood easily

 

Term
urinary system
Definition

rids the body of nitrogen containing waste

maintain water and electrolyte balance of the blood

 

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