Directional terms (W1) Flashcards

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Bovine cattle

Canine dogs

Equine horses

Feline cats

Porcine pigs

Caprine goats

Ovine sheep

Avian birds

Dorsal back

Ventral (toward the) abdomen

Cranial (toward the) head

Caudal (toward the) tail

Rostral (toward the) nose

Palmar (toward the) palm

Plantar (toward the) sole (rear limb)

Median Plane plane that runs the down the center of the body lengthwise and divides it into equal left and right halves

medal towards the median plane

Lateral away from the median plane

Proximal closer to the body

Distal away from the body

Axial inside (digit)(midfinger)

Abaxial outside (digit)(thumb+pinky)

Superficial toward the surface of the body

Deep toward the center of the body

Peripheral toward the body

External can be used in place of superficial

Internal can be used in place of deep

Supra above or over

Infra below or beneath

Sagittal plane that runs the down the center of the body lengthwise and divides it into left and right halves that arent necessarily equal

Transverse plane across the body that divides it into cranial and caudal parts that are not necessarily equal

Dorsal/frontal plane plane at right angles to the sagittal and transverse planes (divides the body into dorsal and ventral parts)

longitudinal section parallel to long axis of organ or limb

transverse section cross section

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Bovine

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cattle

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canine

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Equine

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felines

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porcine

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caprine

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ovine

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sheep

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avian

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birds

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dorsal

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toward the back

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ventral

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toward the stomach

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cranial

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(toward the) head

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