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Vet sci directional
Vet Science terminology - directional
Question | Answer |
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Anterior | pertaining to the front (Ante're-or) |
Caudad | toward the tail (Kaw'dad) |
Crainal | pertaining to the head (Kra'ne-al) |
Caudocranial | pertaining to the tail and head |
Craniocaudal | Pertaining to the head and tail |
Dorsal | pertaining to the back |
Palmar | sole of the forefeet of a domestic animal (pal'mar) |
Dorsalpalmar | Pertaining to the dorsum and sole |
Planter | sole of the backfeet of a domestic animal (plan'tar) |
Dorsalplanter | Pertaining to the dorsum and sole |
Ventral | Pertaining to the belly |
clinically refers to those surfaces of the head neck | trunk |
Dorsoventral | Pertaining to the back and belly |
Lateral | pertaining to the side (Later'al) |
Mediolateral | Pertaining to the middle and the side |
Palmarodorsal | pertaining to the "palm" and dorsum |
Plantardorsal | pertaining to the sole and dorsum |
Posterior | pertaining to the rear (pos-ter'e-or) |
Rostral | Pertaining to the nose (ros'tral) |
Contralateral | Pertaining to the opposite side (kon"trah-lat'er-al) |
Ipsilateral | pertaining to the same side of the body (ip'si-lat'er-al) |
median plane | divides the body into equal left and right halves |
Sagittal planes | pass vertically through the body or organs and divide them into right and left sections |
Dorsal plane | Divides the body into dorsal and ventral parts |
transverse plane | horizontal division of the body into upper and lower portions |