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COMD 321 exam 1
| 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 |