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V.T. A & P I Ch.1
Anatomical Terms/ Directions
Question | Answer |
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The study of the form and structure of the animal body and its parts. | Anatomy |
The study of the functions of the body and its parts. | Physiology |
The study of cells and tissues that require a microscope to visualize. | Microscopic Anatomy |
The study of structures that can be seen without a microscope. | Macroscopic/ Gross Anatomy |
The study of individual regions of the body. | Regional Anatomy |
The study of individual systems of the body. | Systemic Anatomy |
A plane that runs the length of the body and divides it into left and right parts that are not necessarily equal. | Sagittal Plane |
A sagittal plane that runs down the center of the body lengthwise and divides it into equal left and right halves. | Median/ Midsagittal Plane |
A plane across the body that divides it into cranial and caudal parts that are not necessarily equal. | Transverse Plane |
A plane at right angles to the sagittal and transverse planes; divides the body into dorsal and ventral parts that are not necessarily equal. | Dorsal Plane |
Toward the head (cranium). | Cranial |
Toward the tail (cauda). | Caudal |
Toward the tip of the nose (rostrum); used only to describe positions or directions on the head. | Rostral |
Toward the back (top surface) of a standing animal. | Dorsal |
Toward the belly (bottom surface) of a standing animal. | Ventral |
Toward the median plane (the center line of the body). | Medial |
Away from the median plane. | Lateral |
Toward the center of the body or a body part; Internal. | Deep |
Toward the surface of the body or a body part; External. | Superficial |
Toward the body; describing positions on extremities. | Proximal |
Away from the body; extremities. | Distal |
The proximal/distal dividing line for the front leg. | Carpus |
The proximal/distal dividing line for the rear leg. | Tarsus |
The back surface of the front leg distal to the carpus. | Palmar |
The back of the hind leg distal to the tarsus. | Plantar |