Anatomical Nomenclature & Planes

Questão	Responda
Anterior	At the front of.....
Posterior	At / towards the back of...
Superior	Towards the head (usually internal structures)
Inferior	towards the feet / away from the head (usually internal structures)
Ventral	Towards the belly of the anima
Dorsal	Towards the back / spinal column
Cranial	Towards the head, relative to current position
Caudal	Towards the tail
Rostral	Towards the muzzle is rostral
Proximal	With reference to the limbs: Towards the junction with the body
Distal	With reference to the limbs: Further from the body
Medial	With reference to the limbs: Orientated towards the midline of the body
Lateral	With reference to the limbs: Orientated away from the midline of the body
Axial	Towards the axis of the body
Abaxial	Away from the main axis of the body
Palmer	With reference to the limbs below the level of the carpal /tarsal joints: Back of the forelimb
Plantar	With reference to the limbs below the level of the carpal /tarsal joints: Back of the hindlimb
Solar	structures of the underside of the foot
External	Outside the body
Internal	Inside the body
Superficial structures	Structures towards the surface of the skin
Deep structures	Found beneath the surface of the skin
Median plane	Divides animal symmetrically in to right and left halves
Saggital plane	Any plane that is parallel to the median plane
Transverse plane	Line that transect any anatomical part (i.e. neck, limb) perpendicularly to its own long axis
Horizontal plane	A plane at right angles to both median and transverse planes

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	Criado por Kirsty Lesniak mais de 11 anos atrás