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Anatomy Glossary

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abdomen   show
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show to move away from the midline; opposite of adduct  
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show the study of the endocrine system  
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adventitia, Externa   show
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alimentary canal   show
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alveolus   show
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show saclike dilation of a tube or duct  
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show connection between vessels; fore example, the Circle of Villis is an anastomosis of certain cerebral arteries  
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Anatomy   show
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angiology   show
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anterior nares   show
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anterior (ventral)   show
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show blood-filled saclike dilation of the wall of an artery  
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antrum   show
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show the main trunk of the systemic arterial system  
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show pointed end of a conial structure  
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show flat sheet of white fibrous tissue that serves as a muscle attachment, a tendon  
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show relating to an appendix or apendage  
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show vessels carrying blood away from the heart  
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arterioles   show
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articulation   show
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ascending colon   show
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show chamber or cavity;for example, atrium of each side of the heart  
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show this includes 74 bones that form the upright acis of the body and 6 tiny middle ear bones  
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show realting to, orhaving two sides  
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show small branch of a bronchus  
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bronchus   show
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show pertaining to the arm  
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show the space between the lips and the gums and teeth; the vestibule of the oral cavity  
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show cup shaped division of the renal pelvis  
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show microscopic blood vessel; capillaries connect arterioles with venueles. Also, microscopic lymphatic vessles  
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carpal   show
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show pertaining to the tail of an animal. opposite of cephalic  
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cecum   show
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celiac   show
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cervix   show
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show shell shaped structure. for example, bony projections in the nasal cavity  
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condyle   show
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show outer part of an internal organ; for exapm;e, of the cerebrum and kidney  
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show pertaining to the ribs  
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crest   show
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cubital   show
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show pertaining to the skin  
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deferens   show
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descending colon   show
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distal   show
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diverticulum   show
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dorsal   show
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show the first and shortes part of the small intestinge  
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show ends of a long bone  
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show secreting in to the blood or tissue fluid rather than into a duct; opposite of exocrine  
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exocrine   show
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show pertaining to the outside  
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show sheet of connective tissue  
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show groove  
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show a hole, small opening; example, foramen magnum of the occipital bone  
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fossa   show
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fovea   show
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frontal eminences   show
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show the hollows formed on eather siede of the separation of the two plates of the frontal bone beneath the superciliary ridge  
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fundus   show
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gall bladder   show
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gastric   show
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show reproductive organs  
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show a secreting structure  
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show of the tongue  
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show a rounded projection beyone a narrow neckline portion; example, head of the femur  
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show pertaining to the liver  
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show depresion where vessels enter an organ  
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show shaped like the letter U; bone of this shape at the base of the tongue  
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show the third portion of the small intestine, about 12 feet in length  
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show lower  
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show pertaining to the groin  
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integumetary   show
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show relating to the inside  
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show of or forming small spaces between things. Intercellular  
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show the place of union, usually more or less moveable, between two ro more bones  
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show the portion of the small intestine, about teight feet in lenght, between the duodenum and the ileu  
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show lips  
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cacrimal   show
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show th organ of voice production, the upper part of the respiratory tract between the pharynx and the trachea  
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lacuna   show
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show of or toward the side; opposite of medial  
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liver (hepatic system)   show
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lumen   show
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show cone-shaped organs, large enought to fill the pleural protion of the thoracic cavity completely. The left lung is partially divided by fussures into two lobes, upper and lower, and the right lung into three lobes, superior, middle and inferior.  
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show handle; upper part of the ternum  
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show a tube-shaped opening; example, the external auditory meatus  
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show of or toward the middle; opposite of lateral  
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mediastinum   show
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medulla   show
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membrane   show
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show fold of peritoneum that attaches the intestine to the posterior abdominal wall  
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show situated in the middle, median  
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morphology   show
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myology   show
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nares   show
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show the dividing wall between the two nasal cavities, formed posteriorly of bone  
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neurology   show
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show pertaining to the nape of the neck  
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occiput   show
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olecranon   show
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show pertaining to the sense of smell  
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show pertaining to the eyes  
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show an opening  
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show small bones; specifically one of the bones of the tympanum or drum of the ear  
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show roof of the mouth  
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palpebrae   show
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show an elongated lobulated organ composed of both exocrine glandular tissue and endocrine glanular tissue. secretes digestive enzymes, insulin, and glucagon  
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parietal   show
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parotid   show
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pectineal   show
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show pertaining to the chest or breast  
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peripheral   show
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show finger or toe  
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show the throat; the upper expanded portion of the dige4stive tract between the esophagus belwo the mough and nasal cavities abouve and in front.  
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phrenic   show
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plasma   show
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show hegind the knee  
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show following after; hence located behind; opposite of anterior  
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show a projection or outgrowth  
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show to turn palm downward  
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show gland, partly muscular and partly glandular, which surrounds the geginning of the male urethra and secretes a milky fluid into the urethra at the same time of semen emission  
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protuberance   show
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show next or nearest  
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pyloric sphincter   show
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show branch  
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renal   show
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respiratory system   show
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rugae   show
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show liken an arrow; longitudinal  
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show the three pairs of glands furnishing the salivea, the parotid, sublingual, and submaxillary  
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sclera   show
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sesamoid bones   show
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show that protion of the large intestine that courses downwardbelow the iliac crest  
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sinus   show
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show a muscle that priciaplly closes an aperture  
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spinous process or spine   show
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splanchnic   show
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show higher; opposite of inferior  
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supernate   show
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show arched ridge just below the eyebrow  
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symphysis   show
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systems   show
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tendon   show
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thorax   show
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tibia   show
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show crosswise, lying across the long axis of the body or of a part  
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transverse colon   show
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trachea   show
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trochanter   show
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show small, rounded projection  
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tuberosity   show
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show the outer, fivroelastic coat of a blood vessel or other bubular structuree  
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tunica intima (interna)   show
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show the middle, usually muscular, coat of an arterty or other tubular structure  
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show one of the outer layers of a part, especially of hallow organ or blood vessel  
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ureter   show
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urethra   show
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show latin for a little grape, projection hanging from the soft palate  
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show structure that permist flow of a lfuid in one direction oley  
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vas   show
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vastus   show
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veins   show
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ventral   show
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vermiform appendix   show
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show relating to or containing blood vessels  
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show referring to the internal organs  
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show sword-shaped  
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zygoma   show
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