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