PostLab 1 - Introduction Flashcards
study of the structure of vertebrates and of the functional significance of the structure
comparative vertebrate anatomy
Two categories of animals
- invertebrates
- vertebrates
no vertebral column
invertebrates
with vertebral column
vertebrates
transitional between invertebrates and vertebrates
protochordates
back or upper side (posterior - human)
dorsal
underside (anterior - human)
ventral
sides, right and left
lateral
dorsal side of humans
posterior
ventral side of humans
anterior
head end, superior - human
- anterior
- cephalic
- cranial
anterior, cephalic, or cranial in humans
superior
tail end (inferior - humans)
- posterior
- caudad
posterior or caudad in human
inferior
middle
median
nearest the middle of the animal
central
nearest the surface
peripheral
near the main mass of the body
proximal
away from the main mass of the body
distal
on or near the surface
superficial
some distance below the surface
deep
above
superior
below
inferior
Three principal body axes
- longitudinal axis (anterioposterior)
- dorsoventral axis
- left-right axis