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Directional Terms Flashcards

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Cranial

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Pertaining to the cranium or head (towards the head)

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Caudal

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Pertaining to the tail end of the body (towards the tail)

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Rostral

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Pertaining to the nose end of the body (towards the nose)

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Dorsal

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Pertaining to he back of a quadruped (towards the back bone)

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Ventral

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Pertaining to the underside of the quadruped (towards the stomach, away from the back bone)

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Medial

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Pertaining to the middle or a position closer to the median plane of the body (towards the median plane)

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Lateral

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Pertaining to the side of the body (away from the median plane)

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Peripheral

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Pertaining to the outermost part

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Central

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Pertaining to the more proximal area of the body (opposite of peripheral)

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Superficial

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Situated near the surface of the body (towards the surface, external)

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Deep

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Situated away from the surface of the body (towards the centre, internal)

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Adjacent

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next to

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Proximal

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Nearer to the centre of the body (towards the body, point closest to the back bone especially in reference to limbs)

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Distal

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Further from the centre of the body (away from the body, point furthest away from the back bone especially in reference to limbs)

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Oblique

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Pertaining to an angle

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Recumbent

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Laying down, describes the surface on which the animal is laying

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Supine/ Supination

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is the act of turning the body or leg so the ventral aspect is uppermost (laying face-up)

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Prone/ Pronation

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is the act of turning the body or leg so the ventral aspect is down (laying face-down)

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Palmar

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Pertaining to the user-surface of the front foot

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Planter

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Pertaining to the under-surface of the rear foot

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Abduction

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movement away

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Adduction

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movement towards

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Flexion

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act of bending

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Extension

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act of straightening

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Anterior

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towards the head, used especially in reference to limbs

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Posterior

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towards the tail, used especially in reference to limbs

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Sagittal plane

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a lane that runs the length of the body and divides it into left and right parts that are not necessarily equal halves

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Median plane

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a special kind of sagittal plane that runs down the centre of the body lengthwise and divides it into equal left and right halves.

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Transverse plane

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a plane across the body that divides it into cranial (head-end) and caudal (tail-end) parts that are not necessarily equal

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Dorsal plane

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a plane at right angles to the sagittal and transverse planes. It divides the body into dorsal (towards the animal’s back) and ventral (towards the belly) parts that are not necessarily equal.

Hematopoieis (6 decks)

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