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Brain and Behavior Chapter 2a
Anatomical Locations
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Undergraduate 2
05/06/2009

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Anterior
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located near or toward the front or the head
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Caudal
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located near or toward the tail
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Dorsal
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on or toward the back or, in reference to brain nuclei, located above
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Frontal
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"of the front" or, in reference to brain sections, a viewing orientation from the front
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Inferior
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located below
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Lateral
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Toward the side of the body
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Medial
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toward the middle, specifically the body's midline; sometimes written as mesial
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Posterior
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located near or toward the tail
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Rostral
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"toward the beak"; located toward the front
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Sagittal
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parallel to the length (from front to back) of the skull; used in reference to a plane
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Superior
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located above
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Ventral
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on or toward the belly or the side of the animal in which the belly is located or, in reference to brain nuclei, located below
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