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Anatomy & Physiology I
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Veterinary Medicine
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04/06/2021
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Cranial
 Definition
Toward the head of the body
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Rostral
 Definition
Toward the tip of the nose
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Caudal
 Definition
Toward the tail end of the body
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Dorsal
 Definition
Toward the back
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Ventral
 Definition
Toward the belly
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Medial
 Definition
Toward the median plane
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Lateral
 Definition
Away from the median plane
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Deep
 Definition
Toward the center (whole body or part)
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Superficial
 Definition
Toward the surface (whole body or part)
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Proximal
 Definition
Toward the body (extremity)
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Distal
 Definition
Away from the body (extremity)
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Palmar
 Definition
"Back" of forelimb from corpus distally
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Plantar
 Definition
"Back" of hindlimb from tarsus distally
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