Directional Terms Flashcards
Toward back
Dorsal
4 Planes
Median, saggittal, transverse, dorsal.
Toward belly
Ventral
Toward median plane
Medial
Away from median plane
Lateral
Toward the head
Cranial
HEAD ONLY; toward the nose
Rostral
Toward the tail
Caudal
Antonym of Superficial
Deep
Antonym: proximal
Distal
Antonym: radial
Ulnar
Medial side of the leg
Tibial
Lateral side of leg (crus)
Fibular
Forepaw paw down
Palmar
Hindpaw down
Plantar
Central line of the body
Axis
Antonym: axial
Abaxial- surface faces away from the axis
Antonym: flexion
Extension
Antonym: abduction- movement of a part AWAY from median plane
Adduction- movement of a part TOWARD the median plane
Circumduction
Limb Movement in cone shape
Rotation
Movement of part around its axis
Supination
Lateral rotation of the appendage so that the palmar or plantar surface of the paw faces medially
Pronation
Medial rotation of the appendage from the supine position so that the palmar/plantar surface will face the substrate
The sci of the form & fb of organism
Anatomy