Anatomical Terms 2
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- angle
- area or point of junction of 2 intersecting borders or surfaces
- adipose
- of a fatty nature
- anastomosis
- connection between blood vessels or between parts of a tube
- aperture
- opening or orifice
- apex
- top of a structure or the pointed extremity of a conical part
- aponeurosis
- flat expanded tendon for the attachment of a flat muscle
- articulation
- site of a union or junction between two or more bones in the skeleton
- atrophy
- a wasitng away or diminution in the size of a cell, tissue organ or part
- axilla
- region of the armpit
- belly
- fleshy part of a muscle
- bifurcate
- forked; two pronged;having two branches
- body
- 1. head, neck, trunk, and extremeities; 2. principal part of a structure
- bolus
- rounded food mass of soft consistency
- border
- bounding line, edge, surface
- bursa
- sac or saclinke cavity lined by sunpovial membrane and filled with a viscus fluid; situated at places in which friction would otherwise develop
- caritlage
- type of connective tissue
- chyme
- semifluid homogenous creamy material produced by the gastic digestion of food
- collateral
- accompanying, running by the side of, or accessory to the main structure
- contralateral
- situatied on or pertaining to the opposite side of the body
- convoluted
- rolled together or coiled
- costal
- pertaining to a rib or ribs
- cricoid
- ring shaped
- cruciate/cruciform
- shaped like a cross
- crus
- leg, from knee to foot; any leg-like structure
- dactylus
- finger or toe; a toe as distinguished from a finger
- diaphysis
- shaft of a long bone
- digit
- finger or toe; specifically a finger as distinguished from a dactylus toe
- dissect
- cut apart or separated; separate along natural lines by cutting or tearing connective framework, instead of making a wide incision
- epiphysis
- extremity or head of a long bone
- extrinsic
- originating outside of a particular structure or part of the body
- fascia
- sheet of fibrous tissue enveloping the body beneath the skin; a sheet of fibrous tissue which encloses individual muscles or groups of muscles
- falciform
- crescentic or sickle shaped
- finger
- one o f the digits of the hand
- hilus
- a depression in an organ where the vessels and nerves enter or leave
- hyoid
- shaped like the letter U
- inguinal
- pertaining to the groun; the region of the body between the pubis and iliac crest
- insertion
- the place of attachment of a muscle which is the most movable or the farthest from the midline
- intercostal
- situated between the ribs
- intrinsic
- situated within or pertaining exclusively to a particular part of the body; originating within a particular structure or part of the body
- ligament
- fibrous tissue that binds bones or cartilages together; fibrous tissue that is related to soft tissues but is cord like in appearance
- lumen
- the cavity or channel within a tube or tubular organ
- mediastinum
- median septum or partition; the most common use of the term refers to the middle region of the thoraz which contains the heart, great vessels, esophagus, trachea, phrenic nerves and vagus nerves
- mesentery
- general term for a double layer of peritoneum; specifically the peritoneum that attaches the small intestin to the posterior abdominal wall
- navicular
- boat shaped
- odontoid
- like a tooth
- omentum
- fold of peritoneum connecting the abdomenal visera with the stomach
- origin
- attachment of a muscle that is least movable or closet to the midline; 2. the sit of emergence of a peripheral nerve from the central nervous system
- parietal
- pertaining to the coverings of the walls of the body cavity
- peristalsis
- worm like movements by which the alimentary canal or other tubular organs which are porovided with both longitudinal and cirucular muscle fibers, propel their contents; it consists of a wave of contraction passing along the tube
- peritoneum
- seous membrane that lines the abdominal cavity, forms mesenteries, and covers the abdominal viscera; the peritoneum has parietal and visceral divisions
- peroneal
- pertaining to the outer side of the leg
- phalanx
- one of the long bones of the fingers or toes
- phrenic
- pertainig to the diaphram
- piriform
- pear shaped
- pisiform
- like a pea in shape and size
- pleura
- the serous membrane covering the liungs and lining the walls of the throacic cavity
- plexus
- braided network expecially of nerves veins or lymphatics
- portal
- 1 gateway or entranceway, especially that of the liver 2 a portal veitn is a vein between two capillary networks
- psoas
- pertainig to the loin- the part of the back between the ribs and hip bone
- ramus
- plate like branch of a bone nerve or vessel
- retinaculum
- special fascial thickening which helps to retain a structure in its place
- sciatic
- pertaining to the ischium of the pelvis
- semilunar
- resembling a crescent or half moon
- serrate
- saw toothed
- sigmoid
- shaped like the letter s
- sphincter
- a ring like muscel enclosing a natural orifice
- symphysis
- type of joint
- systemic anatomy
- method of approching the study of human anatomy... by system
- tendon
- finrous tissue securing a muscle to its attahcment
- thyroid
- resembling a shield
- toe
- one of the digits of the feet
- trunk
- 1 the body excluding the head and extremities 2 a primary nerve or vessel before its division
- unilateral
- pertaining to only one side of the body
- valve
- a membranous fold in a canal or passage which prevents the reflux of the contents
- vermiform
- shaped like a worm
- viscera
- the soft parts; the internal organs
- visceral
- pertaining to internal organs or the covering sof the internal organs
- xiphoid
- shaped like a sword
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medial
lateral -
nearer the midline
farther from the midline -
radial
ulnar -
side of teh extremity on which the radius is located- thumb side
side of the extremeity on which the ulna is located -
tibial
fibular -
side of the extremity on which the tibia is located-big toe
side of the extremity on which the fibula is located -
anterior
posterior -
situated before or toward the front
situated toward the rear or in back of -
ventral
dorsal -
belly side of the animal
back side fo the animal -
superior
inferior -
upper, nearer to the crown of the head
lower, farther from the crown of the head -
cranial
caudal -
head end fo the animal
tail end fo the animal -
proximal
distal -
nearer to the root of a limb or closer to any point fo reference
further from the root of a limb; further from any point of reference -
palmar
volar
plantar -
palm side of the hand and fingers
palm side f the hand and fingers or the sole side of the foot and toes
sole side of the foot and toes -
invagination
evagination -
infolding of one portion of a structure within another portion of the same structure
outpocketing of a structure -
superficial
deep -
nearer to the surface
farhter from the surface -
ipsilateral
contralateral -
pertaining to the same side
pertaining to the opposidt side