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Anatomy Lab exercise 1
Lab exercise 1
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
09/01/2012
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Term
Nasal
 Definition
Nose
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Oral
 Definition
Mouth
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Cervical
 Definition
Neck
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Acromial
 Definition
Point of shoulder
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Axillary
 Definition
Armpit
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Abdominal
 Definition
Abdomen
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Brachial
 Definition
Arm
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Antecubital
 Definition
Front of elbow
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Antebrachial
 Definition
Forearm
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Pelvic
 Definition
Pelvis
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Carpal
 Definition
Wrist
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Pollex
 Definition
Thumb
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Palmar
 Definition
Palm
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Digital
 Definition
Fingers
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Pubic
 Definition
Genital Region
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Patellar
 Definition
Anterior Knee
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Crural
 Definition
Leg
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Petal
 Definition
Foot
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Tarsal
 Definition
Ankle
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Digital
 Definition
Toes
Term
Frontal
 Definition
Forehead
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Orbital
 Definition
Eye
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Buccal
 Definition
Cheek
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Mental
 Definition
Chin
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Sternal
 Definition
Breastbone
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Thoracic
 Definition
Chest
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Mammary
 Definition
Breast
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Umbilical
 Definition
Navel
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Coxal
 Definition
Hip
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Inguinal
 Definition
Groin
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Femoral
 Definition
Thigh
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Fibular, or peroneal
 Definition
Side of leg
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Hallux
 Definition
Great Toe
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Cephalic
 Definition
Head
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Manus
 Definition
Hand
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Otic
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Ear
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Occipital
 Definition
Back of head or base of skull
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Vertebral
 Definition
Spinal Column
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Scapular
 Definition
Shoulder Blade
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Dorsum or dorsal
 Definition
Back
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Olecranal
 Definition
Back of elbow
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Lumbar
 Definition
Back Loin
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Sacral
 Definition
Between Hips
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Gluteal
 Definition
Buttock
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Perineal
 Definition
Region between the anus and external genitalia
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Popliteal
 Definition
Back of knee
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Sural
 Definition
Calf
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Calcaneal
 Definition
Heel
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Plantar
 Definition
Sole
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Axial region
 Definition
relating to head, neck, and trunk, the axis of the body
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Appendicular
 Definition
relating to limbs and their attachments to the axis
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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
towards the midline
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lateral
 Definition
away from the midline or median plane
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Cephalad
 Definition
(cranial)toward the head
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caudal
 Definition
toward the tail
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dorsal
 Definition
backside
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ventral
 Definition
belly side
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proximal
 Definition
nearer the trunk or attached end
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distal
 Definition
farther from the trunk or point of attachment
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superficial
 Definition
(external)toward or at body surface
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deep
 Definition
(internal)away from the body surface
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dorsal cavity
 Definition
cranial cavity and vertebral, or spinal cavity
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ventral cavity
 Definition
thoracic cavity(heart and lungs)
abdominopelvic cavity(abdominal cavity and pelvic cavity)
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median plane
 Definition
midsagittal plane, divides body into equal right and left part
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frontal plane
 Definition
sometimes called coronal plane, longitudinal plane that divides the bodu into anterior(front) and posterior(back) parts.
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transverse plane
 Definition
runs horizontally, dividing the body into superior and inferior parts. whien organs are sectioned along the transverse plane, its commonly called cross sections.
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oral cavity
 Definition
commonly called the mouth, contains the tongue and teeth
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nasal cavity
 Definition
located within and posterior(back) to the nose
Term
orbital cavities
 Definition
orbits in the skull houses the eyes and present them in an anterior(front) position
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middle ear cavities
 Definition
lies just medial(towards the midline)to an eardrum and is carved into the bony skull. contains tiny bones that transmit sound vibrations to the organ of hearing in the inner ear
Term
synovial
 Definition
joint cavities, such as those between the vertebrae and knee and hip joints
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anatomical position
 Definition
human body is erect, with feet only slightly apart,head and toes pointed forward, and arms hanging at the sides with palms facing forward
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