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Anatomical Terminology
NBCAAM Review Unit 2
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Veterinary Medicine
Undergraduate 1
11/14/2012
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Term
cranial/anterior
 Definition
toward the head
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caudal/posterior
 Definition
toward the tail
Term
dorsal
 Definition
toward the back/top/sky
Term
ventral
 Definition
toward the belly/bottom/ground
Term
medial
 Definition
toward the midline
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superficial
 Definition
toward the surface
away from body's core
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deep
 Definition
toward the core
into the body from any direction
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proximal/superior
 Definition
used with limb description
closer/near to the body
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distal/inferior
 Definition
used with limb description
distant/further from the body
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lateral
 Definition
toward the side
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transverse/coronal(plane)
 Definition
divides horse into fore and hindquarters
Term
median/mid-sagittal plane
 Definition
divides body into left & right halves
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super/supra-
 Definition
above
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infra-
 Definition
below
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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bi/di-
 Definition
two or double
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epi/para/peri-
 Definition
upon/alongside/around or surrounding
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axial
 Definition
used with limbs
toward center/core of limb
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abaxial
 Definition
used with limbs
away from center/core of limb
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