Exam 1 Flashcards
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Sagittal plane
Left and right but not necessarily equal
Median plane
Type of sagittal plane that divides the body into equal left and right side
Tranverse plan
Breaks the body up front and back aka cranial and caudal
Dorsal plane
Divides the body into top and bottom aka dorsal and ventral
Dorsum
On back
Ventrum
On chest
Ventral recumbence
Dorsoventral view on rads aka sternal
Dorsal recumbence
Ventrodorsal view on rads
Right lateral recumbence
Right lateral view on rads that has the right side down
Left lateral recumbence
Left lateral view on rads that has the left side down
Where does the use of cranial and caudal end on all animals
The carpi and tarsi
Rostrum
What we use to describe position on the cranium meaning towards the nose
When are proximal and distal mostly used
When discussing limbs
When is palmar used
Only in relevence to the bottom part of the front feet
When is plantar used
Only in relevance to the bottom part of the back feet
Bracium
Arm/humerus
Antebrachium
Forearm cranial to the carpus
What is another word for hock
Tarsus
What is bilateral symmetry
The left and right halves of the body are essentially mirror images
According to the rules of bilateral symmetry where are the individual organs located
Near the midline
What is the dorsal cavity and what are the two ind cavities it is broken into
Where the CNS is located and its broken up into the cranial and spinal cavity
What is the ventral cavity and what are the two ind cavities it is broken into
It is where the organs are located and it is broken into the thorax and abdomen
What divides the ventral cavity
The diaphragm
What is the ventral cavity called in animals that dont have a diaphragm
Coelomic cavity