Pronunciation Guide

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acetabulum

Achilles

acromion

adductor magnus

alveoli

anguli oris

ampulla of Vater

aponeurosis

areolar

areola

arachnoid

arbor vitae

arcuate

arytenoid

auricle

axillary

azygous

_______

brachiocephalic

biceps brachii

biceps femoris

Bowman’s capsule

brachialis

brachiocephalic

brachioradialis

Broca’s area

bronchi

bronchiole

buccinator

bulborurethral

_______

calcaneus

callosum

calyces

calyx

canaliculi

capitate

capitulum

carotid

cauda equina

cavernosa

celiac

cephalad

cerebellum

cerebral

cerebrum

chiasm (chiasma)

chondrocytes

chordae tendineae

ciliary body

clitoris

coccygeal

coccyx

colliculi 

concha,conchae

conus

coracoid

corpora

corpus albians

corpus luteum

cornea

corniculate

coronal

coronoid

corpora quadrigemina

corpus callosum 

coxae

cremaster

cribriform

cricoid

crista galli

crural 

cuneiform

_______

diaphysis, diaphyses

deltoid

depressor anguli oris

depressor labii inferioris

detrusor

diencephalon

duodenum

dura mater

_______

eosinophils

epididymis

epiphysis, epiphyses

ethmoid

erythrocytes

eustachian tube

extensor carpi radialis longus

extensor hallucis longus

_______

facet

Fallopian

fauces

fimbriae

flexor carpi ulnaris

flexor digitorum superficialis

foramenforamina

fornix

fossa ovalis

fovea

frontalis

_______

galea aponeurotica

gastrocnemius

gladiolus

glomerulus

gluteus maximus

Graafian follicle

gyri, gyrus

_______

hamate

haustra

Haversian

Henle

hippocampus

hyaline

hyoid

hypophysis

hypothalamus

_______

ileum

iliacus

iliocecal

iliopsoas

incus

infraspinatus

infundibulum

inguinal

intercalated

interlobar

interlobular

ischium

_______

jejunem

jugular

juxtaglomerular

_______

labia majora

labia minora

labii inferioris

labium majorum

labium minorum

lacuna, lacunae

lambdoidal

lamella, lamellae

lamina

laryngopharynx

larynx

latissimus dorsi 

levator palpebrae superioris

levator scapulae

leukocytes

ligamentum arteriosum

linea aspera

_______

macrophage

macula

malleolus

malleus

mammillary bodies

manubrium

massa intermedia 

masseter

maxilla, maxillae

meatus

mediastinum

medulla oblongata

meninges

menisci

mentalis

mesencephalon

mesenscephalic

mons pubis

myometrium

_______

nares

nasopharynx

node of Ranvier

_______

oblique

occipital

oculomotor

odontoid

olecranon

omohyoid

orbicularis oculi

orbicularis oris

oligodendrocytes

oropharynx

os coxa, os coxae

ovale

_______

palatine

palmaris longus

papillae

parietal

patella

pharynx

pectoral

pectoralis major

peduncles

perichondrium

periodontal

peritoneum

peroneal

peroneus brevis

peroneus tertius

petrous

phalanxphalanges

pia mater

pineal

pinna

pisiform

platelets

platysma

pleura

plexus

plica circularis

pollicus longus

popliteal

prepuce

pronator quadratus

pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium

psoas major

pterygoid

pudendal

_______

quadriceps femoris

_______

ramus

rectus abdominis

rectus femoris

renal

rhomboid

risorius

rotundum

rugae

_______

saphenous

sartorius

scalenes

sciatic

sclera

sella turcica

semimembranosus

semitendinosus

septum pellucidum

serratus anterior

soleus

sphenoid 

splenius capitis

squamosal

stapes

sternocleidomastoid

sternohyoid

subscapularis

sulci

supraspinatus

squamous

spongiosum

stratum basale

Sylvius

symphysis

_______

taeniae coli

temporal

temporalis

tensor fasciae latae

teres major

thalamus

thoracic

thyrohyoid

tibialis anterior

transverse abdominis

trapezium

trapezius

triceps brachii

trigone

triquetrum

trochanter

trochlea

tubercle

tympanic

_______

ureter

uvula

_______

vasa rectae

vena cava

vertebrae

vastus intermedius

vastus medialis

vestibulochochlear

vitreous

_______

xiphoid

_______

zoology

zygomaticus major


Prepared by Dr. A. Carey Carpenter
Palomar College

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