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Animal Anatomy Terminology
Terms used to describe areas of animals. IE: CEPHALIC - HEAD, STERNUM - BREAST BONE, VENTRAL - FRONT.
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Veterinary Medicine
Undergraduate 1
02/02/2012

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Term
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Definition

CEPHALIC

 [HEAD]

Term
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Definition

THORACIC

THORAX

(CHEST)

Term
BREAST BONE
Definition
STERNUM
Term
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Definition

MAMMARY GLANDS

(BREASTS)

Term
ARMPIT
Definition
AUXILLA
Term
NAVEL
Definition
UMBILLICUS
Term
HEART
Definition
CARDIAC
Term
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Definition

COCCYX

(TAIL)

Term
SHOULDER BLADE
Definition
SCAPULAR
Term

FINGERS

TOES

DIGITS

Definition
PHALANGES
Term

ANKLE

HOCK

Definition
TAURSUS
Term
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Definition

CRANIUM

(SKULL)

Term
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Definition

AURAL

(EARS)

Term
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Definition

ORAL

(MOUTH)

Term
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Definition

CERVICAL

(NECK)

Term
CHEST CAVITY
Definition

PLEURAL [CAVITY]

(WHERE LUNGS ARE FOUND)

Term
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Definition

LUMBAR

(LOWER BACK)

Term
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Definition

DORSAL

POSTERIOR

(BACK)

Term
SHOULDER
Definition
ACROMIAL
Term
BETWEEN THIGHS
Definition
INGUINAL
Term
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Definition

VENTRAL

ANTERIOR

(FRONT)

Term
THIGH
Definition
FEMORAL
Term
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Definition

PATELLA

(KNEE)

Term
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Definition

OCULAR

(EYES)

Term
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Definition

NARES

(NOSE)

Term
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Definition

LATERAL

(SIDE)

Term
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Definition

MEDIAL

(TOWARDS CENTER)

Term

SKIN

FEATHERS

SCALES

NAILS

ETC.

Definition
INTEGUMENTARY
Term
GLANDS
Definition
ENDOCRINE
Term
AWAY FROM BODY
Definition
DISTAL
Term

TOWARD THE HEAD

UPPER 

Definition
CRANIAL
Term

AWAY FROM HEAD

TOWARDS TAIL

LOWER

Definition
CAUDAL
Term

TOWARDS THE BODY

INWARD CLOSEST TO "TRUNK"

Definition
PROXIMAL
Term
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Definition

ABDOMEN

PERITONEAL

(BELLY)

Term
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Definition

BUCCAL

(CHEEK)

Term
DIVIDES ANTERIOR/POSTERIOR
Definition

CORONAL PLANE

(FRONTAL PLANE)

Term
DIVIDES RIGHT FROM LEFT
Definition

SAGITTAL PLANE

(LATERAL PLANE)

Term
DIVIDES UPPER AND LOWER
Definition

AXIAL PLANE

(TRANSVERSE PLANE)

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