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Descriptive term: toward the head

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Cranial

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Descriptive term: Cranial

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Toward the head

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Descriptive term:toward the tail

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caudal

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Descriptive term: Caudal

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Toward the tail

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Descriptive term: Rostral

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To the head

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Descriptive term: to the head

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Rostral

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Descriptive term: divides the body into equal right and left halves

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Median plane

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Descriptive term: Median plane

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divides the body into equal right and left halves

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Descriptive term: any plane parallel to the median plane (midsagittal plane)

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Sagittal plane

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Descriptive term: Sagittal plane

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Any plane parallel to the median plane

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Descriptive term: Plane divides body into cranial and caudal segments (where the cinch lies)

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Transverse

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Descriptive term: Transverse

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Plane divides body body into cranial and caudal segments (where the cinch lies)

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Descriptive term: Divides the body into dorsal and ventral segments

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horizontal plane

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Descriptive term: close to or toward the median plane

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Median

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Descriptive term: Median

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close to or toward the median plane

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Descriptive term: away from the median plane

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Lateral

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Descriptive term: Lateral

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away from the median plane

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Descriptive term: toward or beyond the backbone or vertebral column

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Dorsal

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Descriptive term:Dorsal

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toward or beyond the backbone or vertebral column

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Descriptive term: away from the vertebral column

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Ventral

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Descriptive term: ventral

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away from the vertebral column

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Descriptive term: proximity to the center of an anatomical structure

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deep and internal

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Descriptive term: deep and internal

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proximity to the center of an anatomical structure

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Descriptive term: proximity to the surface of the body

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superficial and external

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Descriptive term: superficial and external

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proximity to the surface of the body

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Descriptive term: relatively close to a given part

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proximal

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Descriptive term: proximal

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relatively close to a given part

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Descriptive term: farther from the vertebral column

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distal

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Descriptive term: distal

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farther from the vertebral column

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Descriptive term: the flexor or caudal surface

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palmar

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Descriptive term: palmar

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the flexor or caudal surface

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Descriptive term: refer to the opposite side

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dorsal

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Descriptive term: dorsal

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refer to the opposite side

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Descriptive term: caudal surface

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plantar

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Descriptive term: plantar

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caudal surface

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Descriptive term: act of turning toward a prone position

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pronation

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Descriptive term: pronation

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act of turning toward a prone position

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Descriptive term: position in which dorsal aspect of the body or palmar is uppermost

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supine

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Descriptive term: supine

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position in which dorsal aspect of the body or palmar is upper most

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Descriptive term: decrease the angle between segments making up a joint

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flexion

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Descriptive term: flexion

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decrease the angle between segments making up a joint

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Descriptive term: increase the angle forming between segments

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extension

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Descriptive term: extension

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increase the angle forming between segments

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Descriptive term: movement is which the angle between segments is increased beyond 180 degrees or a straight line

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hyperextension

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Descriptive term: hyperextension

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movement is which the angle between segments is increased beyond 180 degrees or a straight line

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Descriptive term: movement of an extremity toward the median plane

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Adduction

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Descriptive term: adduction

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movement of an extremity toward the median plane

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Descriptive term: movement of an extremity away from the median plane

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abduction

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Descriptive term: horizontal plane

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divides the body into dorsal and ventral segments

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Descriptive term: abduction

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movement of an extremity away from the median plane

Equine Science 2 (13 decks)

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