| Question |
Answer |
| Ventral |
away from the backbone or toward front of the body |
| Dorsal |
toward the backbone or away from the front |
| Anterior |
toward the front or away from the back. |
| Posterior |
Toward the back or away from the front. |
| Superficaial |
toward the surface |
| Deep |
away from the surface |
| Superior |
upper |
| Inferior |
lower |
| Cranial |
toward the head |
| Caudal |
toward the tail, away from the head |
| External |
toward the outer surface. used to discribe body cavities or body wall |
| Internal |
toward the inner surface. used to discribe body cavities or body wall |
| Medial |
toward the axis or midline |
| Lateral |
away from the axis or midline |
| Proximal |
toward the body or toward the root |
| Distal |
away from the body or root |
| Central |
pertaining to the center |
| Peripheral |
toward the outer surface or part |
| Arthrodia(gliding) joint |
only gliding and sliding movements. found between vertebrae and joint of hands and feet |
| Ginglymus(Hinge) joint |
movement on one plane, foward and backward. fingers |
| Trochiod(pivot) joint |
resemblance to pulley or pivot. C1 and C2 |
| Ellipsoid(condyloid) joint |
oval shaped fits into elliptical cavity. wrist |
| Saddle joint |
all movement except rotaion. thumb |
| Enarthrodial (ball and socket) joint |
ball like end fits into cup like cavity. hip/shoulder |
| Condyle |
a round or knucklelike process |
| Crest |
prominent ridge |
| Head |
an enlargement at one end of the bone, beyond neck |
| Process |
bony prominence |
| Spine |
sharp projection |
| Trachanter |
very large bony projection |
| Tubercle |
small rounded projection |
| Tuberosity |
Large rounded projection |
| Fissure |
cleft or groove |
| Foramen |
opening or preforation in a bone |
| Fossa |
pit or hollow |
| Fovea |
small pitlike depression |
| Groove |
furrow |
| Meatus |
tube or passageway |
| Neck |
construiction near one end |
| Sinus |
cavity within a bone |
| Sulcus |
groove or furrow |
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