Direction Flashcards
Toward the head
Cranial
Toward the tail
Caudal
Toward the nose
Rostral
Back
Dorsal
Belly
Ventral
The bottom of the animal’s front foot
Palmar
The bottom of the animal’s hind food
Plantar
Toward the midline of the body
Medial
Away from the midline of the body
Lateral
Closer to its point of origin
Proximal
Further from its point of origin
Distal
Movement within the gastrointestinal system and the direction of the mouth 
Orad
Movement within the gastrointestinal system and the direction of the mouth 
Orad
Movement within the gastrointestinal system and the direction away from the mouth 
Aborad
Divide the body into left and right parts
More on the right side
Sagittalplane
Divide down the center into equal left and right half 
Median
Divide into two sections, one containing the head and the other of the tail
Transverse plane
Divided into two parts, one containing the belly and the other, the back Perpendicular to the median plane 
Dorsal plane