3. Directional Terms Flashcards
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DEFINE:: right
A
The animals right
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DEFINE:: left
A
The animals left
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DEFINE:: Cranial
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Toward the head
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DEFINE:: rostral
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Toward the tip of the nose (head only)
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DEFINE:: caudal
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Toward the tail
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DEFINE:: dorsal
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Toward the back
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DEFINE:: ventral
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Toward the belly
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DEFINE:: medial
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Toward the median plane
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DEFINE:: lateral
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Away from the median plane
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DEFINE:: deep (internal)
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Toward the center (whole body or part)
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DEFINE:: superficial (external)
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Toward the surface (whole body or part)
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DEFINE:: proximal
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Toward the body (extremity)
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DEFINE:: distal
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Away from the body (extremity)
