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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
02/02/2011

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Term
ventral
Definition
towards the front or "belly"
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Dorsal
Definition
towards the back or spine
Term
anterior
Definition

towards the ventral side

 

 

Term
posterior
Definition
towards the dorsal side
Term
cephalic
Definition
towards the head or superior end
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rostral
Definition
towards the forehead or nose
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caudal
Definition
towards the tail or inferior end
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superior
Definition
above
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inferior
Definition
below
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medial
Definition
towards the median plane
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lateral
Definition
away from the median plane
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proximal
Definition
closer to the point of attachment or origin
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distal
Definition
farther from the point of attachment or origin
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superficial
Definition
closer to the body surface
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deep
Definition
farther from the body surface
Term
axial/transversal cut
Definition

This plane cuts the body horizontally, into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) portions

 

 

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Coronal/frontal cut
Definition

This plane cuts the body vertically, into anterior (front) and posterior (back) portions

 

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Saggital cut
Definition

This plane cuts the body vertically, into left and right portions.

 

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