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Anatomy Lab
Important Words/Root Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acoustic | relating to sound |
| canal | tubular duct or channel structure |
| crnium | portion of skul enclosing brain |
| facet | small articular surface |
| fissure | deep elongated cleft |
| hiatus | gap thru which another organ passes |
| meatus | opening or passage to large canal |
| process | prominent projection |
| protuberance | projected prominence |
| parie | wall |
| peri | around |
| fossa | shallow depression |
| articulate | form joint |
| collateral | on side |
| crest | prominent ridge |
| notch | v like depression or edge of flat area |
| spine | sharp slender ridge like projection |
| tuberosity | large roughened elevation |
| tubercle | small rounded projection |
| epi | upon above over |
| stylo | stake |
| auricular | shaped like ear |
| condyle | large rounded artcular prominence |
| cuneiform | wedge shaped |
| eminence | projection of part of specimen |
| fovea | small pit |
| malleolus | rounded protuberance |
| trochanter | very large projection |
| navicular | boat shape |
| meniscus | cresent shaped cartilage pad |
| contraction | shorten muscle |
| insertion | attachment ssite that moves, distal |
| mastication | biting or chewing |
| origin | attachment site that doesn't mmove, proximal |
| obli | slanting |
| orb | circular |
| antagonist | muscle acts against another |
| biarticulate | spanning two joints |
| multiarticulate | spanning more than 2 joints |
| synergist | muscles that acts with another |
| uni articulate | spanning one joint |