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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
Term
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
Term
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
Term
hallux
 Definition
anatomical term for big toe
Term
aspera
 Definition
rough
Term
cuneiform
 Definition
wedge-shaped
Term
gracil
 Definition
slender
Term
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
Term
navicula
 Definition
a boat
Term
pectineus
 Definition
refers to the pubic bone
Term
perone
 Definition
refers to the fibula
Term
piriform
 Definition
pear-shaped
Term
quadr
 Definition
four
Term
ramus
 Definition
a branch
Term
rect
 Definition
straight
Term
sartori
 Definition
a tailor
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semi
 Definition
half
Term
tend
 Definition
tendon
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tensor
 Definition
makes sense
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tri
 Definition
three
Term
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
Term
cricoid
 Definition
a ring
Term
cysto
 Definition
a bladder
Term
duodeno
 Definition
twelve
Term
epi
 Definition
over
Term
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
Term
nasalis
 Definition
of the nose
Term
oro
 Definition
of the mouth
Term
parotid
 Definition
near the ear
Term
pharynx
 Definition
the throat
Term
pleur
 Definition
side
Term
plica
 Definition
a fold
Term
pylor
 Definition
gatekeeper
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quadrat
 Definition
squared
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rectum
 Definition
straight
Term
sigmoid
 Definition
S-shaped
Term
sphincter
 Definition
that which binds tight
Term
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
Term
vocalis
 Definition
voice
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