Directional & Dental terms Flashcards

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Dorsal Plane

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Divides top & bottom

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Transverse Plane

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Divides front & rear

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Sagittal Plane

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Divides left & right

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Median Plane

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Divides into equal left & right halves

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5
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Cranial

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Towards the head

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Caudal

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Towards the tail/rear

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Rostral

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Towards tip of the nose (applies to the head)

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Dorsal

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Top surface of the body towards the backbone

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Ventral

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Towards the stomach or bottom surface of body

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Medial

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Towards the median plane (inside)

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Lateral

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Away from medial plane (outside)

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Deep

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Towards the surface of the body

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13
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Superficial

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Towards the surface of the body

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Proximal

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Towards the limb or appendage to the body

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Distal

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Away from the attachment to the body

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16
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Cranial Surface

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Front surface

17
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Caudal Surface

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Back surface

18
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Dorsal Surface

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Area on front of leg & top of foot

19
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Palmar Surface

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Area on back of leg including the bottom of the foot (front limb only)

20
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Plantar Surface

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Area on back of leg including the bottom of the foot (back limb only)

21
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Dorsal Recumbency

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Animal(s) is lying on their back

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Sternal Recumbency

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Animal(s) is lying on their sternum with back facing upward

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Lateral Recumbency

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Animal(s) is lying on their side (left or right side down)

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Oblique Recumbency

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Body is tilted between dorsal or sternal recumbency or lateral recumbency

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Dental Arch/Arcade

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U shaped arrangement of teeth in the maxilla (upperjaw) or mandible (lower jaw)

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Quadrant

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Is the left or right side of each arch

27
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4 types of teeth from rostral to caudal

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Incisors, canine, premolar, & molar