ANATOMY (Terminology) Flashcards
dorsal
-close to back
ventral
-close to belly/support structure
medial
-closer to middle
lateral
-closer to side
cranial
-closer to the head
caudal
-closer to tail
when in the head
-rostral: closer to the beak/snout
-caudal: the rest
proximal
-closer to main mass
distal
-further from main mass
when at wrist/ankle
dorsal:’top’ surface
palmar: ‘bottom’ surface (to the earth)
axial (limbs)
-close to axis
abaxial (limbs)
-further away from the axis (‘outside of foot’)
median plane
‘hypotetical plane’
-put into right and left halves
sagittal plane
-infinite number
-parallel to the median plane
transverse plane
-perpendicular to long axis of body
-angle will depend on wher you are
dorsal plane
-cutting into dorsal and ventral parts (angles change)
recumbency
-state of leaning, resting or reclining
ventral recumbency
-prone position (lying on ventral)
dorsal recumbency
-supine position (lying on dorsal)
right or left lateral recumbency
-laying on right or left side
dorsal view
-looking at the dorsal side (ventral recumbency)
left lateral view
-looking at left side (right later recumbency)
