Directional Terms Flashcards

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Toward back

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Dorsal

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4 Planes

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Median, saggittal, transverse, dorsal.

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2
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Toward belly

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Ventral

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3
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Toward median plane

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Medial

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4
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Away from median plane

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Lateral

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5
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Toward the head

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Cranial

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6
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HEAD ONLY; toward the nose

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Rostral

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7
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Toward the tail

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Caudal

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8
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Antonym of Superficial

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Deep

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9
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Antonym: proximal

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Distal

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10
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Antonym: radial

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Ulnar

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11
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Medial side of the leg

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Tibial

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12
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Lateral side of leg (crus)

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Fibular

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13
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Forepaw paw down

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Palmar

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14
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Hindpaw down

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Plantar

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15
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Central line of the body

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Axis

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16
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Antonym: axial

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Abaxial- surface faces away from the axis

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17
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Antonym: flexion

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Extension

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18
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Antonym: abduction- movement of a part AWAY from median plane

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Adduction- movement of a part TOWARD the median plane

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19
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Circumduction

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Limb Movement in cone shape

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20
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Rotation

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Movement of part around its axis

21
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Supination

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Lateral rotation of the appendage so that the palmar or plantar surface of the paw faces medially

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Pronation

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Medial rotation of the appendage from the supine position so that the palmar/plantar surface will face the substrate

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The sci of the form & fb of organism

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Seen with naked eye
Gross anatomy
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Req microscope to study
Microscopic anatomy
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Related to alterations in structure and fn due to disease
Pathological anatomy
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Form & relationships of all the organs present in an area or region of the body
Regional anatomy
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Groups of organs related in fn such as the digestive system
Systemic anatomy
29
Osteology
Skeletal system
30
Arthrology
Articular system & joints
31
Myology
Muscular system
32
Splanchnology
Several system, digestive, respiratory, urinary, reproductive
33
Esthesiology
Sensory system
34
Oblique
Slanting
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Brachium
Arm b/w shoulder & elbow
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Antebrachium
Forearm
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Manus & pes
✋ & foot
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Supine
Lying on the back
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Supination
Lateral movement of appendage
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Prone
Dorsal facing
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Pronation
Medial movement of appendage
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ln or lnn
Lymph node(s)
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ggl
Ganglion
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CrN
Cranial nerve
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lig. ligg.
Ligaments
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Branches abv
br. brs.
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Cranial abv.
cr.
48
caudal
cd.
49
Region abv
r.