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ANS 214L Gen. Info.
Question | Answer |
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anterior, cranial, superior | front |
posterior, caudal, interior | rear |
dorsal | top |
ventral | bottom |
medial | toward the middle or body midline |
lateral | away from the body midline, toward the side |
proximal | near; closer to the point under consideration |
distal | far or away, farther from the point under consideration |
frontal (or coronal) planes | divides the animal into dorsal and ventral portions |
transverse plane | divides the animal into cranial and caudal (head and tail) portions |
median (or midsagittal) planes | separate an animal or person into right and left halves |
sagittal planes | any plane parallel to the midsaggital (median) plane, divides the animal into left and right portions |
secrete | an organ, gland or tissue does this if it both produces and exports the secretion our of the tissue or organ |
excrete | an organ, tissue or gland does this if a substance if the substance is made elswhere |