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Anatomy Lab
Important Words/Root Words
Term | Definition |
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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 |