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Anatomical Terms
Glossary of Anatomical Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Acetabulum | "a shallow vinegar vessel or cup" |
| Acromion | "tip, point" |
| Aponeurosis | apo "fron" + neuron "tendon" |
| Atlas | greek mythical figure, Atlas |
| Axis | axon "axle" or "pivot" |
| Biceps | "two heads" |
| Brachial | "short" |
| Brevis | "short" |
| Calcaneus | "heel" |
| Cauda Equine | "horse's tail" |
| Clavicle | clavis "key" or "fastener" |
| Cleido | used to signify clavicle in compound anatomical names |
| Condyle | "knob" |
| Coracoid | "crow" hooked like a crow's beak |
| Cruciform | "cross" |
| Cruciate | "crossed" |
| Cuboid | "resembling a cube" |
| Cuneiform | "wedge" |
| Deltoid | "delta" refers to triangular shape |
| Diaphragm | "partition" |
| Digit | "finger" |
| Epigastric | "upon" + gaster "stomach" |
| Eversion | "out" and "to turn" |
| Femoral | "thigh bone" |
| Foramen | "hole" |
| Fossa | "ditch" |
| Gastrocnemius | gaster "stomach" and knee "leg", hence, "belly (selling, mass) of the leg" |
| Gemellus | "twin, double" |
| Glenoid | "socket" |
| Gracilis | "slender, delicate,thon" |
| Gluteal | "buttock" |
| Hallux | "great toe" |
| Hamstring | muscles by whose tendon insertions the leg of a pig is suspended during the preperation of ham. |
| Hiatus | Hiare "to yawn" hence an opening |
| Humerus | "arm" |
| Ilium | "groin, flank" |
| Inguinal | "groin" |
| Innominate | "without a name" |
| Inversion | "in" and "to turn" |
| Ischium | "socket of hip joint" |
| Lamina | "thin plate" |
| Latissimus Dorsi | the widest (latissimus) muscle of the back (dorsi) |
| Levator | "a lifter" |
| Linea alba | "white line" |
| Linea aspera | "rough line" |
| Malleolus | "small hammer" |
| Manubrium | "handle or hilt of weapon" |
| Masseter | "chewer" |
| Mastoid | "breast" |
| Meatus | "passage" |
| Median, medial | "lying in the middle/midline" |
| Mental | "chin" |
| Minimi | "smaller" |
| Navicular | "related to shipping" hence boat shaped |
| Nuchal | "spine" |
| Obturator | "occluded, stopped up" |
| Occipital | "back part of head" |
| Odontoid | "tooth" |
| Parietal | "wall" |
| Pectineus | "riged" |
| Pectoralis (major and minor) | "of the chest" |
| Pelvis | "basin" |
| Peroneal | "fibula" |
| Piriformis | "pear" "form" hence pear shaped |
| Planter, plantaris | "of the sole of the foot" |
| Pollicis | "thumb" |
| Popliteal | "of the knee joint" |
| Profundus | "deep" |
| Psoas | "loins" |
| Pteygoid | "wing" |
| Pubis | "genitals" |
| Quadriceps | "four heads" |
| Ramus | "branch" |
| Rectus | "straight" or "uptight" |
| Rhomboid (major and minor) | resembling a "rhombus" |
| Sacrum | "sacred" |
| Sartorius | "tailor, since the action of the muscle is used to cross the legs in the position once assumed by tailors |
| Scalene | "irregular" The scalene muscles were first described as a single muscle. They form an irregular triangle. |
| Sciatic | "hip joint" |
| Seratus anterior | "serrations" refers to the notched or scalloped teeth on the edge of a saw |
| Sesamoid | "like sesame seeds" |
| Soleus | "sole of the foot, sandal" |
| Sphenoid | "wedge" |
| Symphysis | "a growing together" |
| Talus | "ankle bone, heel" |
| Tarsus | "flat surface, sole of the foot" |
| Teres (major and minor) | "round" the muscles often appear round and cylindrical |
| Thorax | "chest" |
| Trachea | "rough" |
| Trapezius | "a small table" |
| Triceps | "three heads" |
| Trochanter | "a runner" |
| Trochlea | "pulley" |
| Tuber | "bump" |
| Vagus | "to wander" |
| Xiphoid | "sword" |
| Zygomatic | "yoke" |
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