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28 Cards in this Set
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median plane |
divides the animal down the center into equal halves
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body's long axis |
spine
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sagittal planes
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divide the body parallel to the median plane
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dorsal plane (frontal)
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perpendicular to the median plane divides the body into 2 parts, the belly and the back
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transverse plane
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perpendicular to both the median and frontal planes, cross secitons
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cranial
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closer to the head
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caudal
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closer to the tail
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rostral
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parts of the head clsoer to the tip of the nose
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dorsal
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closer to the back or spine
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ventral
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nearer the side of the animal that's closer to the ground
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lateral
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reders to a position farther away form the median plane, toward the side
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medial |
refers to a positon closer to the median plane
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anterior
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in front of or in the forward part of an organ
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posterior
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a position or surface toward the rear of the animal
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proximal
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refers to a body part bein gcloser to the main portion of the body
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distal
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a body part placed farther away form the main portion of the body
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superficial
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a positon closer to the surface of a structure
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orad
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movement within the gi sytem in the direction of the mouth
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aborad
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motion in the direction away from the mouth
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symmetry
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balance in teh distribution of body parts
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bilateral symmetry
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the left and right sides are mirror images of each other
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radial symmetry
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axis of symmetry is around a cnetral point (starfish)
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dorsal body cavity
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contains the central nervous system
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cranial cavity
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formed from the bones of the skull and contains the brain
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spinal cavity
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formed from the vertebra and contains the spinal cord
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thoracic body cavity
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contains the heart, lungs, and esophagus
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abdominal cavity
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contains all the organs of the reproductive and urinary systems, stomach and intestines
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abdominal cavity sometimes called the _______
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peritoneal
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