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Intro to Dental A&P
Intro to Dental A&P Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Anterior | Front of an area in relationship to the entire body. |
Posterior | Back of an area in relationship to the entire body. |
Ventral | Directed toward the anterior. |
Dorsal | Directed toward the posterior. |
Superior | An area that faces toward the head and away from the feet. |
Inferior | An area that faces away the head and forward from the feet. |
Apex | Tip is the pointed end of a conical structure. |
Mesial | Of, relating to, or being the surface of a tooth that is next to the tooth in front of it or that is closest to the middle of the front of the jaw. |
Distal | An area farther from the midsagittal plane or median plane in dentistry: of, relating to, or being the surface of a tooth that is next to the tooth behind it or that is farthest from the middle of the front of the jaw |
Superficial | A structure located toward the surface of the body |
Internal | The inner side of the wall of a hollow structure |
External | The outer side of the wall of a hollow structure |