Anatomical Terms from Martini Chapters 1-3
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 cranial | Skull |
| cephallic | head area |
| buccal | cheek |
| otic | ear |
| nasal | nose |
| oral | mouth |
| mental | chin |
| ocular | eye |
| frontal | forehead |
| cervical | neck |
| facial | Face |
| antecubital | anterior surface of elbow |
| antebrachial | the forearm |
| palmar | palm |
| carpal | wrist |
| pollex | thumb |
| manual | hand |
| axillary | armit |
| brachial | arm |
| olecranal | posterior surface of elbow |
| scapular | shoulder blade |
| digital/phalangeal | fingers/toes |
| acromial | highest point of the shoulder |
| pectoral | chest |
| mammary | breast |
| sternal | breastbone |
| abdominal | abdomen |
| umbilical | belly button |
| vertebral | spinal column |
| thoracic | region of the rib cage |
| dorsal | toward the back |
| lumbar | of or relating to or near the part of the back between the ribs and the hipbones |
| pubic | genital region |
| pelvic | of or relating to the pelvis |
| inguinal | of or relating to or near the groin |
| coxal | hip |
| perineal | region between the anus and external genitalia |
| gluteal | buttocks |
| femoral | Thigh |
| crural | anterior surface of leg, inferior to knee |
| patellar | kneecap |
| popliteal | posterior knee area |
| sural | calf |
| peroneal/fibular | lateral of leg, inferior to knee |
| pedal | foot |
| tarsal | ankle |
| calcaneal | heel |
| hallux | big toe |
| plantar | Sole of foot |
| anterior | Front |
| ventral | toward, on, or near the belly |
| dorsal | toward the back |
| posterior | Toward the back |
| cranial, cephallic | toward the head |
| caudal | toward the posterior end of the body |
| inferior | below |
| superior | above |
| medial | toward the midline |
| lateral | away from the midline |
| distal | situated farthest from point of attachment or origin, as of a limb or bone |
| proximal | toward the attached base |
| superficial | on or near the surface |
| deep | away from the body surface; more internal |
| visceral | pertaining to the internal organs |
| parietal | Pertaining to the outer wall of the body cavity |
| ipsilateral | on or relating to the same side (of the body) |
| bilateral | having two sides or parts |
| transverse | divides the body into upper and lower halves |
| sagittal | divides body into left and right |
| frontal | divides body into anterior and posterior |
| visceral peritoneum | inner layer of the membrane that surrounds the organs of the abdominal cavity |
| parietal peritoneum | outer layer of the membrane that lines the abdominal cavity |
| basic unit of protein | amino acids |
| basic unit of fat | triglycerides |
| basic unit of carbohydrates | monosaccharides |
| primary protein structure | amino acids |
| secondary protein structure | alpha helix and beta pleated sheets |
| tertiary protein structure | 3-D shape of the molecule |
| quartenary protein structure | more than one amino acid chain |
| basic units of DNA and RNA | glucose, nitrogen, phosphate |
| nitrogens in DNA | adenine, cytosine, guanine, thymine |
| catonic formula of ATP | ATP+H2O=ADP+phosphate+energy |
| cellular respiration | glucose+ADP+P+O2=H2O+CO2+ATP |
| isotonic | when the concentration of two solutions is the same |
| hypertonic | (of a solution) having a higher osmotic pressure than a comparison solution |
| hypotonic | (of a solution) having a lower osmotic pressure than a comparison solution |
| Sodium pump moves Na _____ and K _______ | out; in |
| phagocytosis | a type of endocytosis in which a cell engulfs large particles or whole cells |
| pinocytosis | A type of endocytosis in which the cell ingests extracellular fluid and its dissolved solutes. |
| _____ cells undergo meioses | sex cells |
| contact inhibition | when cells hit other cells they stop dividing |
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