Wilson College CLS 105 Lesson Seventeen Flashcards

rectus

the straight (muscle)

femoris

of the thigh

extensor

the extensor (muscle)

indicis

of the index finger

adductor longus

the long adductor (muscle)

adductor brevis

the short adductor (muscle)

abductor

that which leads away

accelerator

that which speeds up

adductor

that which leads toward

ala

wing

angulus

angle, corner

anus

anus, opening of the rectum

arrector

that which raises, erector

articularis

joint, pertaining to joints

auricula

ear, the extrenal portion of the ear

biceps

two headed

brevis

short

buccinator

that which has to do with the cheek

corrugator

that which wrinkles,

cubitum

elbow

depressor

that which lowers or depresses

digitus

finger, tow

dilator

that which widens

extensor

that which extends

femur, femoris

thigh

flexor

that which flexes or bends

genu, genus

knee

ballux, ballucis

big toe

index, indicis

index finger

levator

that which raises, erector

manus

hand

medius

middle

mentalis

of the chin

minimus

smallest

naris

nostril

nasus

nose

oppenens

opposing

palpebra

eyelid

pes, pedis

foot

pilus

hair

pollex, pollicis

thumb

pupilla

pupil (of the eye)

rotator

that which turns

supercilium

eyebrow

superior, superioiris

upper, higher

sura

calf (of the leg)

tensor

that which tenses

triceps

three headed

tympanum

ear drum

clavicle

collar bone, little key

patella

kneecap, little dish

mandible

jawbone, capable of chewing

fibular

outer bone of the leg, safety pin

scaphoid

bone of the ankle and wrist, boat shaped

zygoma

bone of the cheek, arch

trapezium

bone of the wrist, little table

cuneiform

bone of the ankle, wedge shaped

mallus

ossicle of the middle ear, hammer

incus

ossicle of the middle ear, anvil

sacrum

base of the vertebral column, sacred thing

lunate

bone of the wrist, moon shaped

hamate

bone of the wrist, hook shaped

pisiform

bone of the wrist, pea shaped

tarsus

ankle, framework

phalanges

bones of the fingers or toes, battle line