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Anatomy Exam 1
Major bones, muscles, and vessels of the back
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
08/22/2011

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Proximal
Definition
closer to the body center
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Distal
Definition
farther from the body center
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Medial
Definition
closer to the midline
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Lateral
Definition
farther from the midline
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Superior
Definition
higher
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Inferior
Definition
lower
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Anterior
Definition
front
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Posterior
Definition
back
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Dorsal
Definition
back
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Ventral
Definition
front
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Cranial
Definition
towards the head
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Caudal
Definition
towards the tail
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Ipsilateral
Definition
same side of the body
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Contralateral
Definition
opposite side of the body
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Superficial
Definition
closer to the outermost layer
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Deep
Definition
closest to the innermost layer
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Sulcus
Definition
groove
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Fissure
Definition
deep grove
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Foramen
Definition
hole
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Fossa
Definition
surface or depression
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Meatus
Definition
a natural body opening/canal
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Process
Definition
structure that protrudes form its originating surface
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Condyle
Definition
articular surface in a joint where bones connect
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Epicondyle
Definition
area surrounding the condyle's
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Facet
Definition
surface
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Head
Definition
specialized portion of the top of a bone
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Crest
Definition
peak of a ridge on a bony structure
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Line
Definition
self-explanatory
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Trochanter
Definition
bigger than tuberosity; swollen portion of the bone
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Tubercle
Definition
smaller raised portion of a bone
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Tuberosity
Definition
larger raised portions of a bone
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Vertebral Column
Definition
forms the basic structure of the trunk
Term
Intervertebral disks
Definition
between the vertebrae
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Number of vertebrae
Definition
7 cervical
12 thoracic
5 lumbar
5 sacral
4-5 coccygeal
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