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Flashcards by Becky Green, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Becky Green
about 7 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| ANATOMICAL PLANES AND DIRECTIONS | |
| ROSTRAL | Nearest to the nose |
| DORSAL | The back surface |
| CRANIAL/ANTERIOR | The front end (head) |
| CAUDAL/POSTERIOR | The back end (posterior) |
| ANTERODORSAL | The back surface of the head end ( anterior=the head end & dorsal=the back surface) |
| VENTRAL | The abdomen surface (belly) |
| PROXIMAL | Nearest to the body |
| MEDIAL | Towards the midline |
| DISTAL | Furtherest from the body |
| PALMER | The rear surface of the forepaw that bears the foot pads |
| PLANTER | The rear surface of the hind paw that bears the foot pads |
| LATERAL | Towards the side |
| VENTROLATERAL | The side of the belly area (ventral= belly & laterial=side) |
| SUPERIOR | Above view (bird's eye view) |
| INFERIOR | Below view |
| MIDLINE | Middle of the body |
| LONGITUDINAL | Length (parallel to the body axis) |
| TRANSVERSE | Crosswise |
| SUPERFICIAL | Nearest to the surface |
| DEEP | Furtherest from the surface |
| SAGITTAL | a longitudinal, dorsoventral, or ventrical plane (dividing the body into left and right) |
| FRONTAL | A longitudinal, latromedial or horizontal plane (dividing the body into dorsal and ventral parts) |
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