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17 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Anterior |
toward the nose end; also known as rostral |
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Bilateral |
on both sides of the body |
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Contralateral |
From or to the opposite side of the body |
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Coronal sections |
Slices of the brain that are cut in a coronal or frontal plane, that is, cut approximately parallel to the surface of the face |
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Cross sections |
Sections that are cut at right angles to the long axis of any long narrow structure, for example, at right angles to the long axis of the spinal cord |
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Horizontal sections |
Slices of the brain that are cut in a horizontal plane, that is, cut parallel to the horizon when the subject is in an upright position |
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Inferior |
Toward the ventral surface of the primate head |
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Posterior |
Toward the tail end; also known as caudel |
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Sagittal sections |
Slices of the brain that are cut in a sagittal plane, that is, cut parallel to the vertical plane that divides the brain into left and right halves |
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Superior |
toward the dorsal surface of the primate head |
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Unilateral |
On one side of the body |
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Ventral |
Toward the surface of the chest and stomach or bottom of the head |
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Ipsalateral |
From or to the same side of the body |
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Midsagittal section |
A sagittal section that is cut from the very midline of the brain |
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Medial |
Toward the midsagittal plane |
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Lateral |
Away from the midsagittal plane; toward the left or right |
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Dorsal |
toward the surface of the back or top of the head |
