directional terms Flashcards by Dani S

Q

ventral recumbency

A

laying on belly, prone

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dorsal recumbency

A

laying on back, supine

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lateral recumbency

A

laying on side

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cranial

A

head

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caudal

A

closer to tail

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medial

A

middle line

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proximal

A

closer to point of attachement

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distal

A

farther from point of attachement

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superficial

A

surface of body

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deep

A

farther in from surface

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planter

A

caudal surface of rear paw

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palmer

A

caudal surface of front paw

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rostral

A

towards nose

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anterior

A

front

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posterior

A

back

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dorsal plane

A

divides belly and back

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median plane

A

midsagittal, divides right and left equally

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sagittal plane

A

divides r and l unequally

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transverse plane

A

divides cranial and caudal

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rotation

A

circular movement, turn around

Q

supination

A

act of turning palmer/planter upward

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pronation

A

act of turning palmer/planter downward

Q

flexion

A

decrease in angle, flexing

Q

extension

A

increase angle, straighten

dorsiflexion

backward, bending

adduction

toward midline

abduction

away from midline

Mouth- Labial

Towards lip

Mouth-buccal

Towards cheek

Mouth-lingual

Lower, towards tongue

Mouth-palatal

Upper, towards palate

Mouth-mesial

Midline

Mouth-distal

Away from midline

Mouth-occlusal

Chewing surface