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Anatomic and Directional Flashcards

1
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Cranial

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Towards the Head

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Caudal

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Towards the Tail

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3
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Dorsal

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Refers to the back

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Ventral

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Belly or underside of the body or body part

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5
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Medial

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Towards the midline

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Lateral

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Away from midline

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Proximal

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Nearest the midline, beginning of a structure

Used for locations on a limb and tail

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Distal

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Farthest from the midline or beginning of a structure furthest from body
(Used for location on a limb and tail)

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Plantar

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Pertaining to the sole of the back paws/hoofs (up to the hock)

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Palmar

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Pertaining to the sole of the front paws/hoofs

Up to hock

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Rostral

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Nose end of the head

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12
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Cephalic

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Pertaining to the head

Also vein in front legs commonly used for IV catheters or blood draws

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13
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Sagittal plane

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Plane that divided the body into unequal right and left halves

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Dorsal plane

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Plane that divided the body into dorsal and ventral parts

Aka: frontal plane or coronal plane

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Transverse plane

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Plane that divides the body into cranial and caudal

Aka: horizontal plane or cross-sectional plane

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Thorax

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The part of the body between the neck and the abdomen

Aka: the chest

17
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Thoracic inlet

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Opening at the top of the thoracic cavity

Aka: superior thoracic aperture

18
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Abdomen

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The portion of the body between the thorax and the pelvis containing the abdominal cavity and abdominal organs

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Pelvis

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The caudal portion of the trunk of the body, forming a basin bounded ventrally and laterally by the hip bones and dorsally by the sacrum and coccygeal vertebrae

20
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Groin

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The junctional region between the abdomen and the thigh

the inguinal region

21
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Inguinal

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Pertaining to the groin

22
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Axillary

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Pertaining to the armpit

23
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Umbilicus

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Scar marking the site of entry of the umbilicus cord in the fetus (called navel)

24
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Dewclaw

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The rudimentary first digit of a dog and cat found on the inner side of the front legs above the weight bearing digits

25
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Flank

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The side of the body between the ribs and ilium

26
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Muzzle

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The part of the face supported by the maxillae and nasal bones. Part of the dogs head, anterior to the stop and cheeks, containing nasal passages and bearing the nose pad

27
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Pinna

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Projecting part of the ear lying outside the head

Auricle

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Rump

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The gluteal region, region around the pelvis, hindquarters, buttocks

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Stifle

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The homolog of the human knee in the quadruped, made up of the femorotibial and femoropatellar joints

30
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Hock

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The ankle joint of a quadrupeds, the tarsus

VT9a (13 decks)

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