Unit 1 Flashcards
medial
towards the median plane
ventral
toward the belly
proximal
toward the body
stifle
equivalent to the human knee
cranial
toward head
lateral
away from median plane
pastern
proximal phalanx of horse
poll
top of head between ears
dorsal
toward the backbone
tailhead
dorsal part of the base of the tail
median
divides body into equal left and right halves
saggital
plane parallel to the median
rostral
toward end of the nose
transverse
plane that divides the body into cranial and caudal portions
molar
caudal cheek teeth
dental arch
all the upper or lower teeth
mesial
surface of an incisor tooth facing toward the midline
lengual
facing the tongue
apical
toward the tip of a tooth’s root
canine
fangs on a dog
interproximal
tooth surface facing an adjacent tooth
crown
the part of the tooth that an animal bites with
palatal
facing the hard palate
incisal edge
cutting edge of a sharp tooth