The plane that divides the body into equal right and left halves.
What is the median plane?
100
the knee is ______ to the ankle
What is inferior OR distal
100
Pertaining to the head and tail; directionally pertaining to coursing from the head to the tail.
What is craniocaudal (crani/o/caudal)?
100
Pertaining to the both sides of the body.
What is bilateral?
200
pertaining to away (from the point of attachment to a body part)
What is distal
200
This is another term used to describe median plane.
What is the midsagittal plane?
200
The back or me would be referred to as my posterior end, whereas the back of a dolphin would be called it's _______ end
What is dorsal
200
Directionally pertaining to coursing from the dorsum to the sole of the FOREfoot.
What is dorsopalmar (dors/o/palmar)?
200
what would the meaning of superocranialad be?
What is TOWARD the top of the head
300
referring to the backside, or behind
What is posterior
300
These planes cane be thought of as accessory planes and are any planes, to the right or the left, that lie parallel to the median plane.
What are sagittal planes?
300
the elbow is ________ to the hand
What is proximal OR superior
300
Directionally pertainting to coursing from the sole to the dorsum of the FOREfoot.
What is palmarodorsal (palmar/o/dorsal)?
300
The abbreviation and meaning for anteroposterior.
What is AP? moving from front to back
400
Pertaining to the tail end of the body specifically.
What is caudal?
400
The plane pertaining to the back area of a quadraped, or denoting position more toward the spine.
What is the dorsal plane?
400
The beam of an xray entering from the feet and traveling upwards would be moving _________
What is superiorly
400
Directionally pertaining to coursing from the sole to the dorsum of the HINDfoot.
What is plantarodorsal (plantar/o/dorsal)?
400
The abbreviation and meaning for dorsoventral.
What is DV? belly to back
500
Pertaining to the midline of the body
What is medial
500
The plane that divides the trunk of the animal into CRANIAL and CAUDAL regions (much like a magician "saws a lady in half!").
What is the transverse plane?
500
a patient has suffered a stab wound to his lower left chest, being very specific, you would describe this would as entering in the _________________ plane of his body
What is anterolateral
500
Directionally pertaining to coursing from the tail to the head.
What is caudocranial (caud/o/cranial)?
500
what body part would you find most anterolaterodistal on your right leg