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ANS 214L Gen. Info.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| anterior, cranial, superior | front |
| posterior, caudal, interior | rear |
| dorsal | top |
| ventral | bottom |
| medial | toward the middle or body midline |
| lateral | away from the body midline, toward the side |
| proximal | near; closer to the point under consideration |
| distal | far or away, farther from the point under consideration |
| frontal (or coronal) planes | divides the animal into dorsal and ventral portions |
| transverse plane | divides the animal into cranial and caudal (head and tail) portions |
| median (or midsagittal) planes | separate an animal or person into right and left halves |
| sagittal planes | any plane parallel to the midsaggital (median) plane, divides the animal into left and right portions |
| secrete | an organ, gland or tissue does this if it both produces and exports the secretion our of the tissue or organ |
| excrete | an organ, tissue or gland does this if a substance if the substance is made elswhere |