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Cranial

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The head end

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Cephalic

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The head end

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Caudal

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Tail end

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Ventral

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Belly side

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Dorsal

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Back side

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Superior

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Upper portion , that which is above

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Inferior

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Lower portion, that of which is below

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Superior and inferior are used

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To describe position if one structure relative to another

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Supra

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Descriptive pre-fix meaning above

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infra

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descriptive prefix meaning below

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supra and infra describe

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exact position of a structure example: infraorbital means inferior to or below the orbit

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anterior

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forward surface or towards the front ( used for quadrupeds and with ventral bipeds)

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posterior

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rear surface or toward the rear ( used synonymously with caudal in quadrupeds and with dorsal in bipeds )

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medial

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refers to the location nearer the midline than another location

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lateral

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refers to a location farther from midline than another location

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proximal

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nearer the main axis of the body or near the point of attachment

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distal

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away from the main axis of the body or away from the point of attachment

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superficial

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at or near the surface

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deep

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away from the surface

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transverse or horizontal

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plane that extends from left to right and from dorsal to ventral giving cranial and caudal positions

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sagittal

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a plane that extends from cranial to caudal giving right and left portions

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midsaggital

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a plane that extends from cranial to caudal passing through the midline to divide the body or an organ into right and left halves

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frontal or coronal

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plane that extends from left to right and cranial to caudal giving dorsal and ventral portions

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frontal or coronal

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plane that extends from left to right and cranial to caudal giving dorsal and ventral portions

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alveolus
deep pit or socket inn the maxillae or mandible
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articulation
junction of two bones
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auricular
ear shape
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bifid
cleft into two parts or branches
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capitulum
a little head
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concha
spiral structure like a seashell
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condyle
large smooth rounded articulating oval structure
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coracoid
describing a projection shaped like a crow's beak
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coronoid
describing a triangular projection ending in a sharp point
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costal
associated with or a part of the ribs
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crest
narrow prominent ridgelike projection
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cribriform
perforated like a sieve
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cuneiform
wedge shaped
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demifacet
half a facet part of an articular surface shared by two adjacent bones
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diaphyses
middle portion of a long bone , the shaft
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eminence
an elevation or projection especially on a bone
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epicondyle
a projection adjacent to condyle
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epiphysis
the end of a long bone
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facet
small, flat, shallow articulating surface
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fissure
narrow slit-like opening through the bone
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foramen
rounded passageway through a bone
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fossa
flattened or shallow depression
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fovea
small pit or depression
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glenoid
shaped like a shallow socket
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head
prominent rounded epiphysis
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hiatus
a gap
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lamina
thin flat plate
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line
low ridge, less prominent than a crest
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malleolus
club-shaped or hammer-shaped process
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mastoid
breast shaped
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meatus
a passageway through the bone
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neck
a constricted portion adjacent to a head
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notch
an indentation or v-shaped depression
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nuchal
associated with the nape of the neck
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pedicle
a supporting column or stalk
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petrous
like a rock
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process
a projection ; a bony prominence
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promontory
a high place
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pterygoid
winglike
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ramus
an angular extension of a bone relative to the rest of the structure ; a branch
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septum
a partition
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sinus
a cavity or hollow space in a bone
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spine
pointed, slender process
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squamous
flat scalelike
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styloid
pointed pen-like
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sulcus
a narrow groove
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suture
the line of union in an immovable articulation
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trochanter
a massive rough projection found only on the femur
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trochlea
smooth grooved pulley like articular process
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tuberosity
a large, rough projection
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xiphoid
shaped like a sword
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tubercle
small rounded projection

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