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Descriptive anatomy terms
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01/04/2011

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Dorsal
Definition
Away from ground. Below proximal ends of carpus and tarsus opposite palmar and plantar surfaces
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Ventral
Definition
Toward ground
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Cranial
Definition
Towards head
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Caudal
Definition
Towards tail
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Rostral
Definition
Part on head closer to nose, corresponds to cranial
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Palmar
Definition
Surface below proximal ends of carpus directed caudally or towards ground, corresponds to caudal for this limb
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Plantar
Definition
Surface below proximal end of tarsus directed caudally or toward ground
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Medial
Definition
Towards median plane
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Lateral
Definition
Farther from median plane
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Proximal
Definition
Nearest the trunk or point of origin of a limb, vessel, nerve, or organ
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Distal
Definition
Farther from trunk or point of origin of a limb, vessel, nerve or organ
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Superficial
Definition
Nearer the surface
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Deep
Definition
Farther from the surface
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