Anatomical Terminology Flashcards
(25 cards)
What are the three planes of the body?
- Midsagittal = divides into right and left
- Dorsal = divides into top and bottom
- Transverse = divides into front and rear
What does medial mean?
Medial is a directional term that means towards the midline.
What does lateral mean?
Lateral is a directional term that means away from midline.
What does cranial mean?
Cranial is a directional term that means closer to head
What does caudal mean?
Caudal is a directional term that means closer to tail or away from the nose
What does rostral mean?
Rostral is a directional term for the head means towards the nose.
What does dorsal mean?
Dorsal is a directional term that means closer to the back or the cranial aspect of paws (“top of the feet”)
What does ventral mean?
Ventral is a directional term that means closer to the underside belly.
What does anterior mean?
Anterior is a directional term that means front of the body.
What does posterior mean?
Posterior is a directional term that means rear of the body.
What does superior mean?
Superior is a directional term that means uppermost, above, or toward the head
What does inferior mean?
Inferior is a directional term that means lowermost, below, or towards the tail.
What does superficial mean?
Superficial is a directional term that means near the surface, external.
What does deep mean?
Deep is a directional term that means away from the surface, internal.
What does proximal mean?
Proximal is a directional term for limb that means closer to attachment of limb to body.
What does distal mean?
Distal is a directional term for limb that means further from attachment of limb to body or away from midline of the face.
What does palmar mean?
Palmar is a directional term for limb that means the caudal aspect front paw (“paws down”)
What does plantar mean?
Plantar is a directional term for limb that means caudal aspect rear paw. (“plant your feet”)
What does labial mean?
Labial is a directional term for mouth that means towards the lips.
What does buccal mean?
Buccal is a directional term for mouth that means towards the cheek.
What does palatal mean?
Palatal is a directional term for mouth that means inside of mouth upper jaw, which another word is called maxilla.
What does lingual mean?
Lingual is a direction term for mouth that means inside of mouth lower jaw, which another word is called mandible.
What does coronal mean?
Coronal is a directional term for mouth that means towards the crown.
What does apical mean?
Apical is a directional term for mouth that means towards the apex.
