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dental vocab 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anatomic Nomenclature | the system of names for anatomic structures |
| Anterior | front of an area in relationship to the entire body |
| Posterior | back of an area in relationship to the entire body |
| Ventral | directed toward the anterior |
| dorsal | directed towards the posterior |
| superior | an area that faces toward the head and away from the feet |
| inferior | any area that faces away from the head and toward the feet |
| Apex | or tip is the pointed end of a conical structure |
| midsaggital plane or median plane | divides the body into equal right anad left halves |
| saggital plane | divides the body parallel to the midsagittal plane |
| coronal plane or frontal plane | divides the body at any level into anterior and posterior parts |
| transversal plane or axial plane | divides the body at any level hoizontally into superior and inferior parts |
| median | a structure located at the midsagittal plane or median plane |
| medial | an area closer to the midsagittal plane or median plane of the body or structure within the body or structure as a whole |
| mesial | of, relating to, or being the surface of a tooth that is next to the tooth in front of it or that is closest to the middle of the front of the jaw |
| lateral | an area farther from the midsagittal plane or median plane of the body or structure |
| proximal | an area farther from the midsagittal plane or median plane |
| distal | an area farther from the midsagittal plane or median plane in dentistry: of, relating to, or being the surface of a tooth that us next to the tooth behind it or that is farthest from he middle of the front of the jaw |
| contralateral | a structure on the opposite side of side of the body |
| superficial | a structure located toward the surface |
| deep | a structure located inward away from the body |
| internal | the inner side of the wall of a hollow structure |
| external | the outer side of the wall of a hollow structure |
| midsagittal section or medial section | a division by the midsagittal plane |
| sagittal section | a division by any sagittal plane |
| coronal section or frontal section | a division by any coronal plane |
| transverse section or axial section | a division by any transverse plane |