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Anatomy Lab Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cranial/Cephalic | The head end |
| Caudal | The tail end |
| Ventral | The belly side |
| Dorsal | The back side |
| Superior | The upper portion, or that which is above |
| Inferior | The lower portion, or that which is below |
| Supra | Descriptive prefix meaning above |
| Infra | Descriptive prefix meaning below |
| Anterior | The forward surface or toward the front |
| Posterior | The rear surface or toward the rear |
| Medial | Refers to a location nearer the midline than another location |
| Lateral | Refers to a location farther from the midline than another location |
| Proximal | Nearer the main axis to the body, or nearer the point of attachment |
| Distal | Away from the main axis of the body, or away from the point of attachment |
| Superficial | At or near the surface |
| Deep | Away from the surface |
| Transverse/Horizontal | A plane that extends from the left to right and from dorsal to ventral, giving cranial and caudal portions |
| Sagittal | A plane that extends from cranial to caudal, giving right and left portions |
| Midsagittal | A plane that extends from cranial to caudal passing through the midline to divide the body or organ into right and left halves |
| Frontal/Coronal | A plane that extends from left to right and cranial to caudal, giving dorsal and ventral portions |
| Alveolus | A deep pit or socket in the maxillae or mandible |
| Articulation | The junction of two bones |
| Auricular | Ear-shaped |
| Bifid | Cleft into two parts or branches |
| Capitulum | A little head |
| Concha | A spiral structure like a seashell |
| Condyle | A large, smooth, rounded articulating oval structure |
| Coracoid | Describing a projection shaped like a crow's beak |
| Coronoid | Describing a triangular projection ending in a sharp point |
| Costal | Associated with or a part of the ribs |
| Crest | A narrow, prominent ridge-like projection |
| Cribriform | Perforated like a sieve |
| Cuneiform | wedge-shaped |
| Demifacet | Half of a facet, part of an articular surface shared by two adjacent bones |
| Diaphysis | The middle portion of a long bone, the shaft |
| Eminence | An elevation or projection, especially on a bone |
| Epicondyle | A projection adjacent to a condyle |
| Epiphysis | The end of a long bone |
| Facet | A small, flat, shallow articulating surface |
| Fissure | A narrow, slit-like opening through a bone |
| Foramen | A rounded passageway through a bone |
| Fossa | A flattened or shallow depression |
| Fovea | A small pit or depression |
| Glenoid | Shaped like a shallow socket |
| Head | A prominent, rounded epiphysis |
| Hiatus | A gap |
| Lamina | A thin, flat plate |
| Line | A low-ridge, less prominent than a crest |
| Malleolus | A club-shaped or hammer-shaped process |
| Mastoid | Breast shaped |
| Meatus | A passageway through a bone |
| Neck | A constricted portion adjacent to a head |
| Notch | An indentation or v-shaped depression |
| Nuchal | Associated with the nape of the neck |
| Pedicle | A supporting column or stalk |
| Petrous | Like a rock |
| Process | A projection; a bony prominence |
| Promontory | A high place |
| Pterygoid | Winglike |
| Ramus | An angular extension of a bone relative to the rest of the structure; a branch |
| Septum | A partition |
| Sinus | A cavity of hollow space in a bone |
| Spine | A pointed, slider process |
| Squamous | Flat, scalelike |
| Styloid | Pointed, pen-like |
| Sulcus | A narrow groove |
| Suture | The line of union in an immovable articulation |
| Trochanter | A massive, rough projection found only on the femur |
| Trochlea | A smooth, grooved pully-like articular process |
| Tubercle | A small, round projection |
| Tuberosity | A large, rough projection |
| Xiphoid | Shaped like a sword |
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