Directional terms Flashcards
medial plane
divides the body into equal lateral halfs
right
rt or r
dorsal
d
ventral
v
cranial
cr
caudal
cd
palmar
pa
transverse plane
horizontal division into upper and lower halves
mid-sagital section
bisects brain into symmetrical halves
aka medial
dorsal plane
divides body into dorsal and ventral planes
medial
towards midline
lateral
towards outside of body
plantar surface
from phalanges to tarsus (on bottom)
dorsal surface
top of foor
cranial surface
from dorsal surface to shoulder
caudal surface
from plantar to hips
palmar surface
palm of hand
dorsal xray
dorsal part of body up
lateral xray
looking at the side
left
lt or l
plantar
pl
rostral
r (front of head)
caudal for back of head
medial (directional term)
m
lateral (directional term)
l or LAT
proximal
pr towards body
distal
di
away from body
oblique
o
mediolateral
ml
lateromedial
lm
dorsoventral
dv
ventrodorsal
dv
craniocaudal
crcd
caudiocranial
cdcr
dorsopalmar
dpa
top of paw to bottom of paw
direction the xray pass through body
pamarodorsal
pad
plantardorsal
pid
anteroposterior
ap
posteroanterion
pa
x rays are ____ rays
gamma
xrys being fuzzy
what is closets to the xray will be clear
further away = fuzzy
signalment in xray
identification for patient
how do xrays work
silver grains that get hit twice and turn black
ultrasound
sound vibrations above what we can hear to produce images with which to diagnose internal bodily conditions
liquids dont reflect sound back = black
a or an ______
without______
anechoic
no echo
black
none
hypoechoic
less echo
grey
below
hyperechoic
alot of echo
white
above
isoechoic
same echogenicity as another structure or the surrounding tissue
the same
