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Anatomy
12th Grade
10/18/2010
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Term
sagittal
 Definition
head of the cat to the back
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midsagittal
 Definition
center of the cat
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frontal
 Definition
horizontal with the table
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transverse
 Definition
goes up and down, perpendicular
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cranial
 Definition
anything moving towards the head
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caudal
 Definition
moving towards the tail
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dorsal
 Definition
moving bottom to top (not head)
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ventral
 Definition
moving towards belly (towards table)
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distal
 Definition
further away from a point of origin
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proximal
 Definition
towards point of origin
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medial
 Definition
towards middle
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anterior
 Definition
towards head
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posterior
 Definition
towards rear end (tail)
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superior
 Definition
towards top (table up)
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inferior
 Definition
towards the bottom (heading down)
Term
mammary glands
 Definition
feed young
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philtrum
 Definition
grove in the upper lip
Term
nares
 Definition
nostrels
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Plica Semilunaris
 Definition
under the eye lid, small, thin membrane
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pinna
 Definition
fold in the ear
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Vibrissae/ Pili Tactiles
 Definition
sensory hairs
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supraorbitales
 Definition
sensory hairs on the top of the eye
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infraorbitales
 Definition
sensory hairs on the bottom of the eye
Term
zygomatici buccales
 Definition
sensory hairs on the cheek bone
Term
buccales labiales- maxillaris
 Definition
extend from the upper lip
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bucales labiales- mandibularis
 Definition
sensory hairs on the lower jaw
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pili carpales
 Definition
sensory hairs extend from the wrist
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thorax
 Definition
rib cage
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abdomen
 Definition
abs
Term
teats/nipples
 Definition
female cats, underside, mother cat feeds
Term
anal opening
 Definition
where the digestive tract ends
Term
penis
 Definition
male cat (reproductive organs)
Term
scrotum
 Definition
male cat (reproductive organs)
Term
tori
 Definition
pads on the feet
Term
torus digitalis
 Definition
(front foot) little digits (4 on the bottom)
Term
torus metacarpalis
 Definition
(front foot) big pad
Term
torus carpalis
 Definition
(front foot) up near wrist
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torus metatarsalis
 Definition
(back foot) large pad on the hein foot
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torus tarsali
 Definition
(back foot) little digits
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