Directional terms (W1) Flashcards
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
Bovine
cattle
canine
Equine
felines
porcine
caprine
ovine
sheep
avian
birds
dorsal
toward the back
ventral
toward the stomach
cranial
(toward the) head