1. Anatomical Terms Flashcards by Kiah Wilson

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Dorsal

A

toward the back

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Ventral

A

toward the stomach

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Medial

A

toward midline

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Lateral

A

towards the side

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Cranial

A

toward the head

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Caudal

A

towards the tail

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Rostral

A

towards the nose

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Proximal

A

toward the body

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Distal

A

away from the body

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Palmar

A

surface of front paw

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Plantar

A

surface of hind paw

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Dorsal (paws)

A

upper surface of paws

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Superficial

A

near surface of body

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Deep

A

near centre of body

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Dorsal plane

A

horizontal across animal

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Sagittal plane

A

divides body into right and left

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Transverse plane

A

divides body into top and bottom

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Medial plane

A

mid-sagittal plane

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Arthr(o)

A

joint

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Cardi(o)

A

heart

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Chondr(o)

A

cartilage

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Cyst(o)

A

bladder

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Cyt(o)

A

cell

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Derm(ato)

A

skin

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Enter(o)

bowel

Gastr(o)/Pep(s)

stomach

Gloss(o)

tongue

Haem(ato)

blood

Hepat(o)

liver

Hist(io)

tissue

Mamm/Mast(o)

mammory

Metr(o)/hystero

uterus

Myel(o)

bone marrow

my(o)

muscle

Neur(o)

nerve

Opthalmic(o)

eye

Oto/Aur(o)

ear

Orchi(d)

testis

Oste(o)

bone

Pneum(o)

lung

Ren/Nephro

kidney

Rhin(o)

nose

Trich(io)

hair

Vas(o)

vessel

A-

without

Anti-

against

Dys-

difficult

Pyo-

pus

Ante-/Pre-

before

Post-

after

Brady-

slow

Tachy-

fast

Endo-

within

Epi-

upon,outside

Peri-

around, in the

Hypo-

decreased

Hyper-

increased

Iso-

same

Uni/Mono-

one

Oligo-

few

Poly-

many

-aemia

relating to blood

-cyte

cell

-genic

causing

-ia/iasis

condition or state

-osis

disease state

-itis

inflammation

-algia

pain

-oma

tumour

-otomy

surgical incision into

-ostomy

surgical opening

-ectomy

surgical removal of