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27 Cards in this Set
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- Back
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Cranial or superior |
Toward the head end of the body |
Head |
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Rostral or nasal |
Toward the tip of the nose (head only) |
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Caudal or inferior |
Toward the tail end of the body |
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Dorsal or posterior |
1)Toward the back 2)front of forelimb and hindlimb from carpus and Tarsus distally |
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Ventral or anterior |
Toward the belly |
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Medial |
Toward the median plane |
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Lateral |
Away from the median plane |
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Deep (internal) |
Toward the center (whole body or part) |
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Superficial (external) |
Toward the surface (whole body or part) |
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Proximal |
Toward the body (extremity) |
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Distal |
Away from the body (extremity) |
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Palmar |
Back of forelimb from carpus distally |
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Plantar |
Back of hindlimb from Tarsus distally |
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Barrel |
Trunk of the body- Formed by the rib cage and the abd |
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Brisket |
Area at the base of the neck b/t the front legs that covers the cranial end of the sternum |
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Cannon |
Large metacarpal or metatarsal bone or hoofed animals |
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Fetlock |
Joint b/t cannon bone (large metacarpal/metatarsal) and the proximal phalanx of hoofed animals |
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Flank |
Lateral surface of the abd b/t the last rib and hind legs |
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Hock |
Tarsus |
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Knee |
Carpus of hoofed animals |
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Muzzle |
Rostral part of the face formed mainly by the maxillary and nasal bones |
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Pastern |
Area of proximal phalanx of hoofed animals |
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Poll |
Top of the head b/t the bases of the ears |
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Stifle |
Femorotibial/femoropatellar joint equivalent to human knee |
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Tailhead |
Dorsal part of the base of the tail |
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Withers |
Area dorsal to scapulas |
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Bilateral symmetry |
The left and right halves are mirror images of each other |
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