Week 1 Quiz Flashcards
Anatomy
Body
Physiology
How the body works
Regional
Study of individual regional of the body
Systemic
Study of systems of the body
Transverse plane
Cuts the body or body part into front and back (cut human in half at the waist)
Median
Divides body into left and right halves
Dorsal or sagittal plane
Divides the body into dorsal and ventral halves
Cranial
Toward the head
Caudal
Toward the butt
Dorsal
Toward the back
Ventral
Toward stomach
Rostral
Toward nose
Palmer
Under side of front paws
Plantar
Underside of back paws
Proximal
Toward the attachment of the appendage to the body
Distal
Away from the attachment of the body
Anterior
Toward the front
Posterior
Toward the back
Superior
Above
Inferior
Below
Axial
Toward the axis or center line
Abaxial
Away from the axis or center line
Prone
Face up
Supine
Face down
Recumbent
Laying down
Sternal
Chest area
Lateral
Side
Extension
Increases the angle
Flexion
Decreases the angle
Supination
Turns out
Pronation
Turns in
Muzzle
Just above the nose
Pinna(e)
Top part of inner ear
Carpus
Wrist