Internal Anatomy of the Pig Flashcards
Medial
Toward the middle or body line
Anterior
Front or head region
Posterior
Rear
Lateral
Away from the body midline
Proximal
near or close to the point under consideration
Distal
Far or way from the point of consideration
Frontal (coronal)
Divides into dorsal and ventral or back from belly
Transverse
Divides the body into crainal and caudal or head and tail
Median
Separates left and right halves
Sagittal planes
Any plane parallel to the midagittal plane
Brachi
Arm
Cauda
Tail
Cervic
neck
corpus
body
ped, pod
foot
Pharyngo, laryngo
throat
Parotid Salivary gland
located below the ears
Submaxillary salivary gland
located below the jaw
Sublingual salivary gland
located under the tongue
Saliva
Contains. BMWS (Bicarbonate, mucin, water, salivary amylase
Mucin
Used as a lubricant
Bicarbonate
aids in pH neutrality