Anatomy For Veterinary Technicians-Ch1

Front 1

Medial Plane

Back 1

Divides the body into equal right and left parts.

Front 2

Sagittal Plane

Back 2

Divides the body into unequal right and left parts.

Front 3

Transverse Plane

Back 3

Divides the body or limb into caudal and cranial or proximal and distal parts.

Front 4

Dorsal Plane

Back 4

Divides the body into ventral and dorsal parts.

Front 5

Lateral

Back 5

Closer to outside of body, away from middle of body.

Front 6

Medial

Back 6

Closer to midline of body.

Front 7

Palmar

Back 7

Back side of distal front limb.

Front 8

Plantar

Back 8

Back side of distal rear limb.

Front 9

Cranial

Back 9

Closer to head. Front side of a proximal limb.

Front 10

Caudal

Back 10

Closer to tail. Back side of a proximal limb.

Front 11

Rostral

Back 11

Toward the nose.

Front 12

Dorsal

Back 12

Toward the back. Front side of a distal limb.

Front 13

Ventral

Back 13

Toward the abdomen.

Front 14

Proximal

Back 14

Of a limb, closer to the body.

Front 15

Distal

Back 15

Of a limb, farthest from the body.

Front 16

Superficial

Back 16

Near the surface.

Front 17

Deep

Back 17

Farthest from the surface.

Front 18

Peripheral

Back 18

Distant from the point of origin. (Capillaries are peripheral to the heart).

Front 19

Axial

Back 19

Closest to the longitudinal axis.

Front 20

Abaxial

Back 20

Farthest from the longitudinal axis.

Front 21

Internal

Back 21

Closer to the center.

Front 22

External

Back 22

Closer to the outside.

Front 23

Frontal plane

Back 23

Same as dorsal, divides body into dorsal and ventral parts.

Front 24

Longitudinal section

Back 24

Cut made parallel to the long axis of a limb or organ.

Front 25

Transverse or Cross section

Back 25

Cut through any transverse plane, dividing into proximal/distal or caudal/cranial parts.

Front 26

Oblique

Back 26

Any tangent or unparallel line through the body.

Front 27

Combining vowel

Back 27

A letter or word used to combine two root words to change their meaning.

Front 28

Combining form

Back 28

A root word with a prefix or suffix with a combining vowel.

Front 29

Compound word

Back 29

A word with 2 or more root words.

Front 30

Root word

Back 30

The foundation of a word.