Vet Basics Flashcards
(45 cards)
1
Q
dorsal
A
towards the back/spine
2
Q
ventral
A
towards the belly
3
Q
cranial
A
towards the head
4
Q
caudal
A
towards the tail
5
Q
medial
A
towards the middle/mid-line
6
Q
lateral
A
towards the sides/away from the midline
7
Q
proximal
A
closer to the trunk
8
Q
distal
A
further from trunk
9
Q
rostral
A
towards the nose
10
Q
palmar
A
bottom of forelimb
11
Q
plantar
A
bottom of hindlimb
12
Q
superficial
A
on the surface
13
Q
deep
A
deeper w/in
14
Q
epi-
A
upon
15
Q
supra-
A
above
16
Q
sub-
A
below
17
Q
infra-
A
below
18
Q
inter-
A
between
19
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meta-
A
beyond
20
Q
dia-
A
between
21
Q
ab-
A
away
22
Q
ad
A
towards
23
Q
-itis
A
inflmmation
24
Q
-pathy
A
disease, disease process
25
-oma
tumor
26
-ac
related to/pertaining to
27
-ic
related to/pertaining to
28
-al
related to/pertaining to
29
-ous
related to/pertaining to
30
-tic
related to/pertaining to
31
a. / aa.
artery / arteries
32
m. / mm.
muscle / muscles
33
n. / nn.
nerve / nerves
34
v. / vv.
vein / veins
35
ln. / lnn.
lymph node / lymph nodes
36
dorsal plane
parallel to spine
37
transverse plane
perpendicular to the long axis of the body
38
sagittal plane
divide into left and right
39
median plane
mid-sagittal; divides into right and left halves
40
extend
increase angle of hinge joint
41
flex
decrease hinge joint angle
42
abduct
move limb away from the body
43
adduct
move limb towards the body
44
supinate
rotate thoracic limb so dorsum of manus is turned laterally
45
pronate
rotate thoracic forelimb so dorsum of manus turned medially
