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Veterinary Direction
Directional Terms
Question | Answer |
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Aspect | Area |
Caudal | Toward the tail |
Cranial | Toward the head |
Distal | Away from the center of the body |
Dorsal | Toward the back area |
Lateral | Side of the body; toward the outside |
Medial | Inside of an area; toward the inside |
Palmar | The bottom of the front feet |
Plantar | The bottom of the rear feet |
Proximal | Closer to the center of the body |
Recumbency | Lying in position |
Recumbent | Lying |
Rostral | Toward the nose |
Traverse | Across an area dividing it into cranial and caudal sections |
Ventral | Toward the abdomen or belly area |
Anterior | Front of the Body |
Dorsal (frontal) plane | plane that divides the body into dorsal (back and ventral (belly) parts |
Transverse (horizontal or crossâsectional) plane | plane that divides the body into cranial and caudal parts |
Sagittal Plane | plane the divides the body into left and right parts |