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EDSP 113 - anatomy
SP Anatomy Terms
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Undergraduate 3
09/05/2011

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Abdominal
Definition
Abdomen: Region of the body between the thorax and pelvis
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Adipose
Definition
Connective tissue impregnated with fat cells
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Amphiarthrodial
Definition
Bony articulation in which bones are connected by cartilage
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Anatomy
Definition
The study of the structure of an organism
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Anoxia
Definition
An absence of oxygen (reaching the tissue)
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Aponeurosis
Definition
Sheetlike tendon
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Areolar
Definition
Loose connective tissue
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Articular
Definition

Of or relating to a joint or joints

 

Articulation: The point of union between two structures

Articulators: In speech production, the moveable and immobile structures used to produce the sounds of speech

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Bronchi
Definition
The two major branches from the trachea leading to right and left lungs
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Cartilage
Definition
Connective tissue embedded in matrix, capable of withstanding significant compressive and tensile forces
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Caudal
Definition
Toward the tail of coccyx
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Cervical
Definition

Of or relating to the neck

 

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Checking Action
Definition
The use of muscles of inspiration to impede the outward flow of air during respiration for speech
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Cilia
Definition
Hairlike processes
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Clavicle
Definition
bone between shoulder and neck
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Coccygeal/coccyx
Definition
A small triangular bone at the base of the spinal column, formed of fused vestigial vertebrae.
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Costal
Definition
of or relating to the ribs
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Cranial
Definition
Toward the head
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Diaphragm
Definition
A dome-shaped, muscular partition separating the thorax from the abdomen in mammals. It plays a major role in breathing, as its contraction increases the volume of the thorax and so inflates the lungs
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Diarthrodial
Definition
Freely movable joints held together by a joint capsule.  Like knee and shoulder
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Distal
Definition
Situated away from the center of the body
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Dorsal/posterior
Definition
Pertaining to the back of the body
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Electromyography
Definition
The study of electrical phenomena associated with celluar physiology
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Endocrine
Definition
Of, relating to, or denoting glands that secrete hormones or other products directly into the blood
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Ensiform/xiphoid
Definition

Swordlike

 

(xiphoid process - bottom of sternum)

Term
Epithelial
Definition
membranous tissue covering internal organs and other internal surfaces of the body
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