Bms 115 Module 1

Front 1

Median Body Plane

Back 1

Divides the body into equal right and left sides

Front 2

Transverse Body Plane

Back 2

Divides the body cranially and caudally, not necessarily equal. Can also divide the leg into upper and lower parts, not equal.

Front 3

Sagittal Body Plane

Back 3

Divides the body into left and right sides, not equal.

Front 4

Dorsal Body Plane

Back 4

Divides the body dorsally and venterally, equal but not mirror images.

Front 5

Frontal Body Plane

Back 5

same as Dorsal body plane

Front 6

Oblique Body Plane

Back 6

Divides the body at an angle.

Front 7

Recumbent

Back 7

Lying down.

Front 8

Prone (pronation)

Back 8

Face down, ventral recumbency.

Front 9

Supine (supination)

Back 9

Face up, dorsal recumbency.

Front 10

Axial

Back 10

Related to the head, neck, and truck (torso); the axis of the body

Front 11

Abaxial

Back 11

Lying away from the axis of the body.

Front 12

Rostral

Back 12

Pertaining to the nose end of the head, toward the nose.

Front 13

Cranial

Back 13

Pertaining to the head end of the body.

Front 14

Caudal

Back 14

Pertaining to the tail end of th body.

Front 15

Dorsal

Back 15

Pertaining to the back area of the quadruped.

Front 16

Ventral

Back 16

Pertaining to the belly area of the quadruped.

Front 17

Distal

Back 17

Farthest from the center of the body relative to another body part.

Front 18

Proximal

Back 18

Nearest to the center of the body relative to another body part.

Front 19

Lateral

Back 19

Denoting a position farther away from the median plane.

Front 20

Medial

Back 20

Denoting a position towards the median plane.

Front 21

Inferior

Back 21

Below, underneath.

Front 22

Superior

Back 22

Above.

Front 23

Superficial

Back 23

Near the surface, not deep.

Front 24

Deep

Back 24

Situated far beneath the surface, not superficial.

Front 25

Plantar

Back 25

Caudal surface of the hind leg from the tarsus to the phalanges.

Front 26

Palmar

Back 26

Caudal surface of the front leg from the carpus to the phalanges.

Front 27

Flexion

Back 27

Bending, the act of bending.

Front 28

Extension

Back 28

Straightening, the act of straightening.

Front 29

Abduction

Back 29

Movement of a limb away from the median line.

Front 30

Adduction

Back 30

Movement of a limb toward the median line.

Front 31

Supination

Back 31

The act of turning the body or limb so the ventral aspect of the body or the palm is up.

Front 32

Pronation

Back 32

The act of turning the body or limb so the ventral aspect of the body is down.

Front 33

Circumduction

Back 33

The active or passive circular movement of a limb.

Front 34

Plantarflexion

Back 34

movement of the foot that flexes the foot or toes downward toward the sole compare

Front 35

Dorsiflexion

Back 35

flexion toward the back.

Front 36

Lateral Flexion

Back 36

Bending to one side. The term lateral flexion is used to describe motions of the trunk and neck

Front 37

Internal Rotation

Back 37

Inversion.

Front 38

Inversion

Back 38

Turning inward, inside out.

Front 39

Eversion

Back 39

Turning outward, inside out.

Front 40

External Rotation

Back 40

Eversion.

Front 41

Brachium

Back 41

Part of the proximal front limb between shoulder and elbow.

Front 42

Antebrachium

Back 42

Part of the front limb between elbow and carpus.

Front 43

Manus

Back 43

Part of the distal front limb between carpus and digits.

Front 44

Thigh

Back 44

Part of rear limb between hip and stifle.

Front 45

Crus

Back 45

Part of rear limb between stifle and tarsus.

Front 46

Pes

Back 46

Part of distal rear limb between tarsus and digits.

Front 47

Clavicle

Back 47

residual in the dog, present in cats

Front 48

Perineal Region

Back 48

Pertaining to the area between the anus and the scrotum or the anus and the vulva

Front 49

Inguinal Region

Back 49

Having to do with the groin.

Front 50

Umbilicus

Back 50

Navel (belly button)

Front 51

Linea Albea

Back 51

tendinous median line on the ventral abdominal wall

Front 52

Cervical

Back 52

Pertaining to the neck area, vertebrae of the neck.

Front 53

Thoracic

Back 53

Pertaining to the thorax or chest.

Front 54

Lumbar

Back 54

Pertaining to the lumbar vertebrae, between the thoracic vertebrae and the sacrum.

Front 55

Sacral

Back 55

Pertaining to the sacrum, fused vertebrae attaching the pelvis to the back bone.

Front 56

Coccygeal

Back 56

Pertaining to the tail, vertebrae of the tail.

Front 57

Abdominal Cavity

Back 57

Space with in the trunk between the diaphragm and the pelvic cavity.

Front 58

Thoracic Cavity

Back 58

Space within the thorax, from the first pair of ribs to the diaphragm.

Front 59

Peritoneal Cavity

Back 59

Part of the pelvic cavity, cranial portion lined by pouches of abdominal peritoneum.

Front 60

Oral Cavity

Back 60

mouth?

Front 61

Pleurae

Back 61

Membranes that line the chest cavity.

Front 62

Visceral pleura

Back 62

Pleura that lines the organs.

Front 63

Costal pleura

Back 63

Pleura covering the inner surface of the ribs.

Front 64

Mediastinum

Back 64

Two layers of mediastinal pleura and the space in between.

Front 65

Diaphragm

Back 65

Dome shaped muscle separating the thoracic and abdominal cavities.

Front 66

Aortic Hiatus

Back 66

Opening in the dorsal part of the diaphragm for the passage of the abdominal aorta.

Front 67

Caval Foramen

Back 67

Opening in the center of the diaphragm for the caudal vena cava.

Front 68

Costal Part

Back 68

Lateral muscle part of the diaphragm, extending between the thoracic wall and tendinous center.

Front 69

Crura

Back 69

Dorsal part of the diaphragm consisting of the right and left crus. Connect to the ventral side of the lumbar vertebrae adn form the aortic hiatus.

Front 70

Cupula

Back 70

Cranial part of the dome of the diaphragm.

Front 71

Esophageal Hiatus

Back 71

Located ventral to the aortic hiatus through the cura.

Front 72

Sternal Part

Back 72

Ventral Muscular part in the diaphragm.

Front 73

Tendinous Center

Back 73

V-shaped aponeurotic (tendinous) center of the diaphragm.

Front 74

Diaphragmatic Pleura

Back 74

Covers the cranial surface of the diaphragm.

Front 75

Mediastinal Pleura

Back 75

Pleura that covers the mediastinum.

Front 76

Pericardial Mediastinal Pleura

Back 76

Mediastinal pleura that covers the heart.

Front 77

Pericardial Cavity

Back 77

Fluid filled space between the two layers of pericardium.

Front 78

Pericardium

Back 78

Sac that surrounds the heart and roots of blood vessels.

Front 79

Epicardium

Back 79

A double inner layer of pericardium.

Front 80

Parietal serous pericardium

Back 80

epicardium, double inner layer of pericardium

Front 81

Parietal Layer

Back 81

Outer layer of the epicardium

Front 82

Parietal Peritoneum

Back 82

the part of the peritoneum that lines the abdominal wall

Front 83

Visceral Peritoneum

Back 83

the part of the peritoneum that lines the abdominal viscera

Front 84

Pelvic Inlet

Back 84

Communication between the abdominal and pelvic cavities.