Worksheet 6-7 Flashcards
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used on animals so that practical medicine could acquire scientific results
comparative studies
The knowledge of the structure of an organism is prerequisite to an understanding of its:
phylogeny
behavior
relationship with the environment
demonstrates the basic similarities in developmental events and processes among different vertebrates
frog
the direction near or toward the back
dorsal
the direction near or towards the belly
ventral
direction near or toward the sides
lateral
right side lateral direction
dextral
left side lateral direction
sinistral
the direction near or toward the middle
median
the direction near or toward the front end
anterior
the direction near or toward the hind end
posterior
the direction of the axis from the head to the tail
longitudinal
the direction across the long axis
transverse
the part referring to the tail
caudal
the part referring to the head
cranial/cephalic
– the part referring to the area related to the chest
pectoral
the part referring to the area related to the hip region
pelvic
the part near the main mass of the body or near a point of reference
proximal
the part away from the main mass of the body
distal
the part near the surface of the body or organ
peripheral
the part near or at the middle of the body organ
central
the part on the outer surface of the body of organ
superficial
the inner or below the surface of the body or organ
deep
the part referring to the direction above
superior