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anatomy lab manual tables

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anterior   front  
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ventral   belly side; equiv to anterior when referring to human body  
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posterior   back  
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dorsal   back; equiv to posterior when referring to human body  
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cranial/cephalic   the head  
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superior   above; higher level  
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caudal   tail  
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inferior   below; lower level  
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medial   toward the body's longitudinal axis; toward the midsagittal plane  
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lateral   away from body's longitudinal axis; away from midsagittal plane  
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proximal   toward an attached base  
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distal   away from an attached base  
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superficial   at, near, or relatively close to the body's surface  
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deep   farther from the body surface  
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cephalon   (head); cephalic region  
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cervicis   (neck); cervical region  
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thoracis   (thorax/chest); thoracic region  
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brachium   (arm); brachial region  
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antebrachium   (forearm); antebrachial region  
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carpus   (wrist); carpal region  
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manus   (hand); manual region  
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abdomen   abdominal region  
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lumbus   (loin); lumbar region  
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gluteus   (buttock); gluteal region  
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pelvis   pelvic region  
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pubis   (anterior pelvis); pubic region  
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inguen   (groin); inguinal region  
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femur   (thigh); femoral region  
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crus   (anterior leg); crucal region  
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popliteus   (back of knee); popliteal region  
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sura   (calf); sural region  
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tarsus   (ankle); tarsal region  
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pes   (foot); pedal region  
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planta   (sole); plantar region  
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transverse/horizontal   perpendicular to long axis; separates superior & inferior portions  
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sagittal   parallel to long axis; separates right & left portions  
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midsagittal   parallel to long axis; passes thru midline, divide in half & separate right & left sides  
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parasagittal   parallel to long axis; misses midline, separating right & left portions of unequal size  
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frontal/coronal   parallel to long axis; separates anterior & posterior portions  
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coronal   sections passing thru skull  
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process   projection/bump  
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ramus   extension of bone making an angle with the rest of the structure  
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trochanter   large, rough projection  
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tuberosity   small, rough projection  
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tubercle   small, rounded projection  
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crest   prominent ridge  
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line   low ridge  
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spine   pointed process  
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head   expanded articular end of an epiphysis, separated from shaft by neck  
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neck   narrow connection btwn epiphysis & diaphysis  
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condyle   smooth, rounded articular process  
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trochlea   smooth, grooved articular process, pulley shape  
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facet   small, flat articular surface  
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fossa   shallow depression  
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sulcus   narrow groove  
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foramen   rounded passageway for blood vessels or nerves  
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canal   passageway thru surface of a bone  
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fissure   elongated cleft  
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sinus/antrum   chamber w/i bone, normally filled w air  
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skeletal system has five primary functions   support, blood cell production, protection, storage of minerals & lipids, leverage  
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lambdoid suture connects   occipital bone to parietal bones  
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coronal suture connects   frontal bone to parietal bones  
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sagittal suture   extends from lambdoid suture to coronal suture, btwn the parietal bones  
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squamous suture   forms boundary btwn temporal bone & parietal bone on each side of skull  
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