Q&A Body Flashcards
Define Cranial
Toward the head
Define medial or lateral
- Medial: closer to the median plane
2. Lateral: further from the median plane or respectively
Define Caudal
Toward the tail
Define Ventral
Toward the ground
What head term corresponds to the “cranial” to the rest of the body
Rostral
For what is the term dorsal used?
Surface of the body away from the ground and the surface below the proximal carpus and the tarsus directed toward the head (surface opposite the palmer/plantar
What surfaces below the “top” (proximal end) of the carpus/ tarsus as directed toward the tail or ground
Palmer/plantar
Define proximal and distal
Proximal: part closer to the point of attachment to the trunk
Distal: farther from
What is the term peripheral used
A part distal to the point of origin or near the surface
Define axial and abaxial
Axial/Abaxial: closer to/farther from the longitudinal axis of the limb
Where is the axis of the limb in relation to the digits
Between the 3rd and 4th digits
Define external or superficial and internal or deep
Closer to/further from the outer surface of a structure, respectively
Define Sagittal plane, median or med-Sagittal plane
Sagittal: dives body into unequal right and left parts
Midsaggital: equal right and left parts
Define transverse plane or cross section
Plane divides the body into cranial and caudal parts or cuts a limb at right angle to its long axis
What are sections? List two
Cuts through the plane of the body: Sagittal section , transverse or cross section
