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Intro to Anatomy
Chapter 3 and 4 Speeling terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| CLAVICLE | the collar bone |
| SCAPULA | the shoulder blade |
| HUMERUS | the longest bone of the upper arm or forelimb extending from the shoulder to the elbow |
| RADIUS | the bone on the thumb side of the human forearm |
| ULNA | the bone on the little-finger side of the human forearm that forms with the humerus the elbow joint and serves as a pivot in rotation of the hand |
| FEMUR | the thigh bone |
| TIBIA | the shin bone |
| FIBULA | the smaller of the two bones of the hind or lower limb below the knee |
| PATELLA | the knee cap |
| PHALANGES | any of the digital bones of the hand or foot distal to the metacarpus or metatarsus |
| CALCANEAL | relating to the heel |
| TRAPEZIUS | a large flat triangular superficial muscle of each side of the upper back that arises from the occipital bone |
| GASTROCNEMIUS | the largest and most superficial muscle of the calf of the leg |
| LATISSIMUS DORSI | a broad flat superficial muscle of the lower part of the back |
| GLUTEUS MAXIMUS | the outermost of the three muscles in each buttock |
| DELTOID | large triangular muscle that covers the shoulder joint, serves to raise the arm laterally |
| ATROPHY | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| INTRAMUSCULAR | situated within, occurring within, or administered by entering a muscle |
| PROSTHESIS | an artificial device to replace or augment a missing or impaired part of the body |
| QUADRICEPS | a large extensor muscle of the front of the thigh |
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