V.T. A & P I Ch.1 Word Scramble
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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 |
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